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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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PHOTOS: Stonington’s 65th Blessing of the Fleet, a time to celebrate fishing fleet, remember those lost
The Rev. Dennis Perkins, the pastor of St. Michael and St. Mary churches, sprinkles holy water on a memorial wreath that was dropped into the waters Read More » -
Cows Trample Dozens Of Lobsters To Death In Escalating Surf ’N’ Turf War
In what is being described as the most ruthless act of bovine–crustacean violence in years, local authorities confirmed Monday that a charging herd of cattle had Read More » -
Meet the salmon scientist at the center of the Pebble fight
Beneath the steady static of rain on a tin roof, University of Washington aquatic ecologist Daniel Schindler made some soup. On a clear day, he’d be Read More » -
Series of coral protection hearings planned for New England
Federal fishery managers will hold a host of public hearings in New England and New York about a plan to protect corals in key East Coast Read More » -
UNACCEPTABLE! No plans to raise Nancy Glen after Loch Fyne sinking
Marine investigators do not plan to raise the wreck of a ship which sunk in Loch Fyne, with two men thought to be on-board. A fundraising Read More » -
Fundraiser established after shrimp boat capsizes on first day of shrimping season in South Carolina
A commercial shrimping vessel, F/V Miss Kim, has been deemed a loss after capsizing on opening day of inshore shrimping season in South Carolina. A GoFundMe has Read More » -
Clark’s Harbour wharf: Lobster landings looking good
It looks as though lobster landings have been holding their own for the first two weeks of the season, with estimates that the catch is on Read More » -
Baker | Alaska seafood: we could learn a thing or three
It’s always been a common way of doing business in eastern Canadian fisheries. When markets take downturns and prices dip, the answer is simple: catch more Read More » -
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Declares Fisheries Disasters Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Today, in conjunction with the requests put forward by the Governors of Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross determined Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 13, 2020, Industry Funded Economic Survey reminder
Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More » -
March 30,1914 The Sealing Disaster: 100 years later
Sunday marks the 100 year anniversary of the 1914 sealing disaster, when 251 Newfoundland sealers perished in two separate but simultaneous disasters. On March 30, 1914, 132 men Read More » -
FFAW plans to protest shrimp cuts; politicians talk joint management – Video Report
The fisheries union promises there will be protests after the federal government cut the Northern Shrimp Quota last week. FFAW president Earle McCurdy is accusing Ottawa Read More » -
Board of Fisheries is in Session! Listen Live.
When in session, the Board of Fish hosts streaming live audio. Click here 15:44 The Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting starts this Friday. Posted Read More » -
“Every crack was a stab in my heart,” – The Death of the Kaiki, Greece’s Traditional Fishing Boat
He sits sad-eyed on a bench in front of the Neos Pyrgos pier in North Evia, watching some of the few remaining kaikia go to and Read More » -
One man band(er) in high demand
There’s a growing list of South Shore lobster crews in desperate need of John Cooke’s expertise. Just a few days into the season, catches are currently Read More » -
American Samoa longline fleet to post all fishing vessels for sale as the future of this fishery or support for the fishery does not seem imminent.
Owners of longliners in the territory say they have made their concerns known to Governor Lolo Moliga since February of this year. In a press release issued Read More » -
Fisherman raps Coast Guard in Gulf sinking incident
Coast Guard officials say they operated within their proper protocols during their response to a sinking shrimp boat whose captain was aided by another mariner earlier Read More » -
People on the northern peninsula are concerned about potential cuts to the shrimp fishery
The 60,000t quota in 2012 and 2013 was split between the inshore fishery – which supports the shore based shrimp plants in Newfoundland that produce cooked Read More » -
Maine Fishermen want to land lobsters they pull in with their catch, Maine lobstermen say nope. Video
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) – Maine’s Ground Fishermen are once again pushing to keep and sell the lobsters they pull in with their fishing catch at Read More » -
D-Day confidential: How four Canadian soldiers made it through their longest day
A fisherman, a farmer, a labourer and a civil servant were among the thousands who fought in the Allied invasion that turned the tide of the Read More » -
Our water quality problems are a tangled mess, but they can be fixed
What can we or local governments do about red tide? Another major outbreak could be disaster. But it could be necessary to forces us to address Read More » -
Wonder why your progressive friends are loony? Read this! Humans Are Overfishing the Oceans Into ‘Unprecedented’ Mass Extinction
People are driving marine ecosystems to “unprecedented” mass extinction, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science. Large-bodied animals will be the first Read More » -
Advisory: 2019 Commercial Fluke Trip Limit to Increase on November 1st
Effective November 1, 2019 through the end of the year, all commercial closed fishing days for summer flounder days will be eliminated thereby allowing commercial fishermen Read More » -
Seafood-pricing system is flawed and a new one needs to be in place by end of January, says report
A new report from the Newfoundland and Labrador government says the current seafood price-setting process is flawed, and it outlines the need for a formula-based system Read More » -
Mullet on the run, fishermen running into rough weather, waters
“We had a little lick today,” Jason Walker, 45, of New Smyrna Beach, said Dec. 18. Walker has worked as a mullet fisherman for 22 years. Read More »
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