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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

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    Fishing captain’s wallet went down with his ship, but was recovered by a trawler 4 years later

    Four years ago, Capt. John Allen Baker lost his ship — and his wallet — to the bottom of the North Atlantic. It was Dec. 22, 2013, Read More »

  • Horsemeat scandal could help Canadian lobster prices

    The spring lobster season on P.E.I. opens in a month and the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is optimistic prices will be up, partly because of a horsemeat Read More »

  • Japan confirms plan to resume sustainable whale hunt

    Joji Morishita said the whole debate about whether or not Japan should be killing the mammals had long since moved away from science and into politics. Read More »

  • Lobsterman faces multiple court dates over fishing charges

    Gloucester lobsterman Joseph Sanfilippo has several court dates in his future for alleged violations of Massachusetts fishing regulations. On Tuesday, Sanfilippo, 48, of 1 Thorn Hill Way, Read More »

  • Did crab pot lines cause the Lady Cecelia’s sinking? Coast Guard Formal Board of Investigation starts second round hearings

      The vessel was in good condition,” said Ward, adding that it was very strange to have a cluster of crab pot buoys underwater. Lt. Anthony Read More »

  • DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Port Angeles-made vessel destined to be floating classroom

    Armstrong Marine, the aluminum boat fabricator on U.S. Highway 101 midway between Port Angeles and Sequim, launched Coastal Explorer last week. For the past three weeks, Read More »
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    Commercial Fisherman/Businessman Jared “Jerry” Trussler of New Zealand

    Jared “Jerry” Trussler was born on August 21st, 1938 to Fern and Arthur Trussler in Paso Robles, California and passed away peacefully at his home in Read More »
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    Texas: Local shrimpers stay in the bays catching live bait

    Local shrimpers spend their morning in the bays catching shrimp for live bait not for people to eat. “Since Gulf King is gone. Everything started going Read More »

  • Maine Department of Marine Resources approves reduction to scallop fishing days

    The Department of Marine Resources has voted in favor of a 10-day reduction for the upcoming season. Scallop season runs from early December to mid-April, at Read More »
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    Lawsuit against Bristol Bay fish marketing group dismissed

    The Bristol Bay Six case against Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has been dismissed. Alaska Superior Court Judge Yvonne Lamoureux said that the association is Read More »

  • Pledge to dredge will likely keep Oregon Inlet open in North Carolina

    Dare County commissioners agreed Thursday to dedicate $1 million to pay the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the inlet. The move all but assures for Read More »
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    Editorial: Deals for Shem Creek docks worth a look

    Mount Pleasant is poised to take a direct role in propping up the local seafood industry by buying the Wando dock at the mouth of the Read More »
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    Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Bertie Armstrong to stand down

    The leader of one of Scotland’s biggest fishing industry organisations has announced he is to step down after 14 years in the job. Bertie Armstrong, chief Read More »

  • Man eats 25 crab claws in 17 min. in Keys contest

    Alfredo Munoz of Moses Lake cracked and consumed 25 claws in 17 minutes and 35 seconds during Saturday’s contest that attracted more than 50 competitors at Read More »

  • PEI: Oyster company receives $205K to fund expansion

    An expansion at the. is expected to increase its annual sales of oysters by one million — or about 22 per cent. The federal and provincial governments are Read More »
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    Latest LNG Powered Pelagic Catcher

    Designed by Salt Ship Design, F/V Sunny Lady follows Libas, built for Lie Gruppen at the same yard as the first fishing vessels to run on Read More »

  • Eight Regional Fishery Management Council Nominations & Appointments Under Review

    In accordance with Section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is required to appoint the voting state specific, Read More »
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    UPDATE: Contact established with Coast Guard searching for overdue fisherman near Jacksonville

    Original story: The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for three fishermen who failed to return to Jacksonville. The fishermen, including the captain John Zimmerman*, departed from Read More »

  • Protest song wins traditional music award

    A song written in protest at a Scottish Government fishing policy has won original work of the year at the Scots Trad Music Awards. Skipinnish wrote Read More »
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    The 40 year old fishing boat feeding a town in regional Victoria

    The 15-member strong Apollo Bay Fishermen’s Co-op has invested nearly $500,000 in a small, 40-year-old fishing boat to fish along the coast every few days and provide Read More »

  • Mexican fishing vessels in Gulf generate growing concern

    On a crisp winter morning in the Gulf of Mexico, a 33-foot U.S. Coast Guard special-purpose craft bounced across white-tipped swells in pursuit of a rickety Read More »

  • Portland-based fishing boat captain and daughter to be featured on ‘Wicked Tuna’

    Pete Speeches sees himself as a competitive guy, competing against the unpredictability of nature every time he sets foot on his boat. So when Speeches and Read More »

  • If You are counting on Federal Disaster Relief funding,,,,“The New England and West Coast delegations are very good at grabbing that money,”

    “We’ll be competing with every state to get a share of that money,” Thomas P. Fote, legislative chairman of the Jersey Shore Anglers Association, said. The Read More »

  • Penobscot Bay Pilot Photo gallery: 2015 Maine Fishermen’s Forum

    The Samoset Resort Saturday was packed with people, all turned out for the 40th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Today was the last day of the three-day Read More »

  • Southeast Alaska King Salmon Head North In Search Of Cooler Waters

    Some king salmon reared in Southeast Alaska are traveling farther north as .  The king salmon hatched in Southeast’s four top-producing river systems, the Alsek, Situk, Taku, and Stikine, Read More »

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