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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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  • The History of Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries By Katie Sechrist and Joe Rutz

    The salmon-rich waters of Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska have given rise to several unique fisheries over the past century. The Kenai River boasts some of Read More »
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    The Great Lakes-Iceland connection through the 100% Whitefish effort

    While Great Lakes fish populations are constantly in a state of flux, one species has declined precipitously in the last decade: lake whitefish. But Great Lakes Read More »
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    Chinese tabloid blasts Canada over lobster dispute

    Communist Party media in China rebuked and threatened Nova Scotia lobster shippers this week for expressing concerns over new roadblocks to getting products into China. The Read More »

  • My Turn: Weigh in on Board of Fish Proposal 243 By MICHAEL BAINES

    At its Statewide Finfish meeting in March, the Board of Fish (BoF) will consider the Board generated Proposal 243, which would add Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) Read More »

  • In depth article: Climate Change Impacts Ripple Through Fishing Industry While Ocean Science Lags Behind

    Huffington Post – With a limberness that defies his 69 years, Frank Mirarchi heaves himself over the edge of a concrete wharf and steps out onto a Read More »
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    LDWF Agent Completes Successful Search and Rescue Mission in the Gulf of Mexico

    LDWF Senior Agent Matthew Perkins received a call around 3 p.m. about a shrimp boat that was taking on water off the coast of the Rockefeller Read More »

  • Lobstermen mull changes – Alterations to season, new work week for crews among association’s plans

    YARMOUTH — A grassroots organization for lobster fishermen has a new president and a new plan. The lobster fishery “is the backbone of the economy of Read More »

  • Fishermen challenge fishing ban, Antiquities Act abuse

    Fishermen in New York and Vermont have filed a lawsuit against President Biden and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) challenging a ban on commercial fishing Read More »
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    Vinnie Grimes Is Montauk’s Fishing Legend of the Year – 90-year-old started Blessing of the Fleet in 1955

    In 1951 when Vincent Grimes witnessed a ceremonial blessing of various boats while serving in the Navy at Port Hueneme in Southern California, it made a Read More »

  • North Star Marine Insurance Services LLC is a new sponsor of Fisherynation.com

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    Bering Sea Fishermen likely had Coronavirus and went to the bar, locals have to quarantine

    Unvaccinated people who visited Unalaska’s Norwegian Rat Saloon late Saturday are being asked to quarantine this week, after officials say they shared the space with fishermen Read More »

  • Derelict fishing nets have turned the bottom of the sea into a death trap

    Each year, at least 640,000 tonnes of nets and other fishing gear goes overboard and never comes back. But just because it’s lost to the sea doesn’t mean that derelict Read More »

  • Kentucky Awards First-Ever Fish House Contract to Fight Asian Carp

    Gov. Matt Bevin today announced the award of the state’s first-ever fish house contract, in an innovative step to attack the Asian carp problem in western Read More »
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    Lobstermen united against Monhegan offshore wind project

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  • Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Proposed 2013-2015 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications

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    Take a look inside Shetland fishing crew’s 30% bigger boat

    She made her maiden appearance in Shetland’s largest port last weekend. Skipper Chris Duncan described her as “top class”. And it is hard to argue, considering Read More »

  • Breaking: New England Regional Fishery Management Council – Cod limit cuts projected at up to 82 percent

    “Based on recent reports developed by fisheries scientists and peer reviewed by independent experts, there is little good news about the health of cod stocks in Read More »

  • Fishermen’s Strike Could Start Tonight

    A strike of 3,500 Icelandic fishermen will begin tonight at 11 pm unless an agreement can be reached between them and Fisheries Iceland by that time, Read More »

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    Eyed-egg injection is a process by which salmon eggs are incubated for several months in a hatchery (or other controlled setting) until the eggs begin to Read More »

  • Fundy Tidal tests on hold, more consultations to be held before turbine launch

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  • Canada’s trawlers drastically cut bycatch, why can’t Alaska’s?

    Sometimes there’s big money to be made prolonging a problem. One short sentence sums up nearly 20 years of work by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Read More »

  • Tests ongoing for fishing vessel American Dynasty in Esquimalt Harbour crash

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  • Longtime Kenai River habitat advocate applies for Board of Fisheries seat

    A Kenai Peninsula resident known for his habitat advocacy has applied to be on Alaska’s Board of Fisheries. Robert Ruffner is a 19-year resident of Soldotna Read More »
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    UPDATED: Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada; 7 dead, 14 missing

    A Spanish fishing boat sank early Tuesday in rough seas off Newfoundland,,, The 50-meter (164-feet) long fishing boat named F/V Villa de Pitanxo, which operates out Read More »

  • Smeltdown: Small fish continues Great Lakes vanishing act

    Like so many fish people associate with the Great Lakes, the rainbow smelt is an invasive species. The approximately 6-inch fish is native to the Atlantic Read More »

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