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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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    Three Men Cited for Commercial Fishing Violations in East Baton Rouge and St. Martin Parishes

    Agents cited Calvin P. Chenier, 22, of Churchpoint, and Calvin P. Simoneaux, 63, of Churchpoint, for taking or selling commercial fish without commercial fishing licenses and Read More »

  • RNLI can brave the ‘fiercest’ weather with new boat

    The arrival of a new lifeboat would allow crews to brave “the fiercest weather conditions”, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said. It was due to be Read More »
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    This Guy Bickering With A Shark Is The Most Australian Thing Ever

    There are a whole bunch of animals out there that if I came up against them in the wild, I would just let them do whatever Read More »

  • Four New Papers Link Solar Activity, Natural Ocean Cycles To Climate – And Find Warmer Temps During 1700s, 1800s

    As of mid-September, there have already been 77 peer-reviewed scientific papers authored by several hundred scientists linking solar activity to climate change.  There were 43 as Read More »

  • Competing bills for alewife repopulation toe lines of international jurisdiction

    ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick – The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources will listen Monday to the public’s views on three bills that affect St. Croix Read More »
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    UK fishing industry reports Brexit woes

    As well as the issue of quotas for wild-catch fisheries, the report finds, the UK’s seafood industry has been struggling with increased paperwork for exports to Read More »

  • Devon fishing port invited to twin with America’s top port

    America’s top fishing port has approached Brixham, which was recently crowned the UK’s port of the year for the second year running, to see if it would Read More »

  • Monterey Bay anchovy numbers in decline, groups say

    Geoff Shester, the California program manager for the conservation group Oceana, said, “The problem is we know anchovy goes way up and way down. What was Read More »

  • A look at what the British fishing industry once was and how the UK fishing fleet was betrayed.

    What Happened to our Fishing fleet? How did the UK go from having the biggest and most technologically advanced fishing fleet in the world to virtually Read More »

  • 2024 Scottish Skipper Expo: Aberdeen industry showcase set to break its own records

    The 2024 Scottish Skipper Expo in Aberdeen is looking to be the biggest yet, and the decision to make this an event taking place every second Read More »
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    Right whale sighting pushes back start of South Shore lobster season

    Lobster season in southern Massachusetts has been put off for an additional seven days after endangered right whales were spotted feeding in the southern Cape Cod Read More »

  • Maine: Scallop season is under way, but maybe not for long

    Maine’s winter scallop season opened last Tuesday, Dec. 1, and divers working in Blue Hill’s Salt Pond and outer harbor — both closed to draggers — Read More »

  • Hawaii Lawmakers To Obama: Don’t Grow Marine Monument

    Amid the flurry of final votes on hundreds of bills last week, Hawaii lawmakers privately weighed whether to sign a letter to President Obama that Rep. Read More »
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    The NIMBY’s! Coast Guard suspends use of Beaumont Hospital landing site after resident complaints

    The Coast Guard’s helicopter service has suspended the use of the designated landing site for Beaumont Hospital after complaints from local residents. For the last number Read More »

  • N.J. fishermen fear loss of huge underwater sand hill, the Manasquan Ridge

    The appearance of the 123-foot offshore supply vessel Scarlett Isabella on the Manasquan Ridge is a bad omen to Capt. Jim Lovgren, a Point Pleasant Beach commercial fishermen. The Scarlett was in the Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ x 11″ x 18′ Novi Lobster/Gillnetter, 340HP John Deere, Kubota – 9.8 KW

    To review specifications, information and 15 photos, >click here< Vessel is in good condition. To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 14:05 Read More »

  • New England Fishermen Fear NOAA Retaliation as Feds Pin Dead Whale on Maine Lobstermen

    For the first time in twenty years, the death of a North Atlantic Right Whale has been linked to Maine fishing gear, according to a federal Read More »

  • Fisherman Finds Deer Lost At Sea, Gives Him A Lift To Shore

    A friendly fisherman piloting his small vessel off the coast of Italy made the catch of a lifetime over the weekend — reeling in a roe Read More »

  • GET ON THE DAMNED BUS!

    Industry Members Urged to Attend Dec. 20 New England Council Meeting; Bus to Leave from New Bedford at 6:30am  December 17, 2012 — The Northeast Seafood Read More »
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    Canadian Coast Guard Plans to Order Up to 61 Small Vessels

    Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, on Thursday announced $2.5 billion CAD (roughly $1.8 billion USD) for the construction of Read More »
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    Waste Water Treatment Plants: Mussels off the coast of Seattle test positive for opioids

    As more and more American communities grapple with opioid addiction, the human toll of the epidemic has grown in both scope and severity. And now, scientists Read More »
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    Windfall of €8m for family at heart of Atlantic Dawn fishing group

    Atlantic Dawn, the Donegal-based international fishing group, has paid an €8m dividend to an entity controlled by the McHugh family who are behind the business. The Read More »

  • Hurricane DOGE Sweeps into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has been actively involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, embracing them tightly during the last 4 years.  This Read More »

  • Fish fight: Scientists battle over the true harm of mercury in tuna

    Molly Lutcavage thought she had a deal. For more than a decade, she had collected hundreds of tissue samples from bluefin tuna in hopes of settling Read More »

  • Too many risks to drill off Virginia

    IT TAKES a lot of assumptions to conclude that offshore drilling will benefit Virginia:– That the Navy will reverse years of analysis and decide that drilling Read More »

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