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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

   While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

• Recent Posts

  • Isle of Man catch limit imposed after ‘fishing race’ concerns

    Starting on Tuesday, a daily 1,400kg (3,086lbs) limit will be in force for the next six weeks in order to tackle current “unsustainable” fishing rates. An Read More »

  • 2nd red snapper season likely in the Gulf

    One of the most popular fish in the Gulf of Mexico has rebounded enough to allow a second season this year for red snapper, scientists say. Read More »

  • A Happy Ending! Fishermen rescue humpback whale in southwest N.B.

    It’s been a long week for a couple of Bay of Fundy fishermen that rescued a humpback whale that got trapped inside their weir nets. “It Read More »

  • FISH-NL wins first battle against salt-water mafia

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 2017 The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has won the first battle in its bid Read More »

  • Marine Accident Investigation Branch reveals shocking UK fishermen death toll

    The UK’s fishing fleet is suffering from one of its deadliest periods in a decade with more deaths recorded here than in Alaskan waters where reality Read More »
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    Community determined to find missing fisherman

    More than one week has lapsed since the fishing vessel Ethel May capsized near Willapa Bay and left one crew member missing on Feb. 5, but Read More »

  • NOAA Fisheries Approves Amendment 18 to Address Fleet Consolidation in Groundfish Fishery

    NOAA Fisheries has approved Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The Amendment establishes permit accumulation limits to minimize fleet consolidation in the groundfish Read More »

  • Department of Energy Pulls the Funding Plug from Fishermen’s Energy Wind Project

    The U.S. Department of Energy says Fishermen’s Energy failed to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to have a power purchase agreement in place. The department is Read More »

  • Fogo Island codfish making its way to Toronto restaurant plates

    Fogo Island codfish has caught the attention of Toronto chefs hook, line and sinker. When construction of the Fogo Island Inn and artist studios was complete, Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking boat near Sanibel – Video

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Monday after their 68-foot fishing boat started to sink, 36 miles southwest of Sanibel Island. [email protected] 14:45 Read More »

  • Valentine’s call on Government to prove it loves the Fishing Industry

    Patrick Murphy, CEO of Irish South and West Fisheries Producers and Aontú’s Ireland South candidate for the EU elections says that Ireland’s rich marine resources, and Read More »
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    Campaign To Return WWI Steam Trawler

    A group of trustees are seeking to return one of the only surviving steam trawlers used in the First World War. The Viola was built in Read More »

  • ‘Fish-Work’ chronicles commercial fishing lifestyle at Imogen Gallery

    In anticipation of the upcoming FisherPoets Gathering, Imogen Gallery presents “Fish–Work,” an exhibition by professional artist and fisherman Corey Arnold of Portland. This will be Arnold’s Read More »

  • Longline hooking of false killer whale could close Hawaii’s fishing grounds

    Hawaii’s longline fishing industry could take a hit this year after a  was hooked in Hawaiian waters. Under a protection plan that took effect just last Read More »

  • A Rant on Peer Review

    Think fish study’s when you read this. Professor George J. Borjas – I have a few pet peeves. One of them is how “peer review” is perceived by far Read More »
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    Alabama on verge of requiring sellers to say where their seafood comes from

    The seafood industry that put this small city on the map says it is in crisis, buffeted by foreign imports that have driven down the price Read More »

  • Tofino boat rescue triggered by single flare that almost wasn’t seen

    Since he pulled 13 survivors out of the water near Tofino, B.C., on Sunday, Ken Brown has thought a lot about what would have happened, if Read More »
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    Abegweit First Nation won’t launch treaty lobster fishery off P.E.I. this year

    The community held a press conference on Friday saying it is still negotiating with DFO to get an agreement on the fishery, clarifying that it will Read More »
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    Another Sand Point fisherman is chomped on by a sea lion

    A sea lion lunged from the Sand Point harbor and bit a fisherman’s leg in the Aleutian Islands fishing town that’s now experienced three injurious run-ins Read More »
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    Finding crew: Industry leaders search for the next generation of fishermen

    John Corbin remembers tent cities in Alaska in the 1980s during the booming king crab seasons. The commercial fisherman said upward of 50 guys a day Read More »

  • Processing of Newfoundland and Labrador’s first half-shell scallops is currently underway.

    Employees at Northern Lights Seafood, in Main Brook, are currently preparing 1,600 pounds of local product, as a test product for potential buyers. Unlike regular scallop Read More »

  • Scalloper who was asked to take down anti-wind flag: ‘It’s wrong in so many ways’

    State and federal politicians lined up along the New Bedford waterfront last week to unveil a new terminal slated for offshore wind. From the Environmental Protection Read More »

  • Makeup of N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission board invites political intrigue

    State law authorizes a Marine Fisheries Commission to set policies governing the harvest of the state’s fish stock. It also says the commission is supposed to Read More »
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    A declaration to close Herring Area 1A – Effort Control Measures for June – September 2019

    The Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), with the approval of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission, has issued a declaration to close the commercial Read More »
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    Calls for change continue 1 year after fishermen die off Labrador coast

    It’s been one year since fishermen Marc Russell and Joey Jenkins left the wharf in Mary’s Harbour to gather their nets for the last time. The two Read More »

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