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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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  • June 2-10, 2014 North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting, Nome, Alaska – Listen Live!

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold the 218th Plenary Session  June 2-10, 2014, in Nome, Alaska at the Mini Convention Center, 409 River Street, Nome, AK. The AGENDA, Read More »

  • Turbine blade fails on Dogger Bank installation

    Reports of the failure of a 107m long wind turbine blade during commissioning of the Dogger Bank wind farm – the world’s largest – have been Read More »

  • Commercial fishing captain who pleaded guilty to federal poaching charges is missing

    A commercial-fishing boat found Wednesday without its 67-year-old operator triggered a search by U.S. Coast Guard aircraft and boats off Key West. The search for Dennis Read More »
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    San Francisco D.A. wants a fisherman to pay nearly $1 million over illegal Dungeness crabbing in MPA

    A commercial fisherman from Vallejo is accused of illegally catching more than 250 Dungeness crabs at the protected North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve, San Francisco Read More »

  • North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting October 6-14, 2014 in Anchorage – Listen online

    NPFMC  will hold its 219th Plenary Session October 6-14, 2014  in Anchorage, Alaska at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Avenue. The AGENDA is available here , Read More »

  • First MAN D2676 Workboat Engine Ready for Launch

    Last December, MAN Engines introduced its latest generation in-line six-cylinder engines for workboats. Now the first MAN D2676 LE443 engine off the production line will be Read More »

  • Anderson: Offshore wind risks outweigh exaggerated rewards

    A recently published article referencing the upcoming sale/lease of 827,000 acres of area in the Gulf of Maine to developers for offshore wind turbines should not be Read More »

  • Lady Washington out of the water is still shipshape – ON THE WATERFRONT WITH DAVID G. SELLARS

    The Lady Washington ran aground late Thursday afternoon at the entrance to Westport Marina in Grays Harbor. I understand that it is not an uncommon occurrence Read More »

  • Canada, U.S. launch joint investigation into deaths of 13 right whales

    The United States and Canada are launching a joint investigation into the deaths of the endangered North Atlantic right whales, after the United States’ National Oceanic Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 2 crewmen from commercial fishing vessel fire off Fort Myers Beach

    A Coast Guard Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter rescue crew rescued two people, Sunday, after their vessel caught fire approximately 28 miles south of Fort Myers Beach. Read More »
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    Alaska cancels snow crab harvest again due to population concerns

    Crabbers from the Pacific Northwest who fish in Alaska had been watching and waiting for recommendations from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which met Thursday Read More »
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    Canadian iceberg hunter in search of ‘white gold’

    “It’s a very fine piece of ice,” he proclaims. It’s midday and Edward Kean, a Canadian fisherman who now scours the North Atlantic for icebergs that have Read More »
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    Pacific Northwest Tribes Want Columbia River Dams Razed

    Two Pacific Northwest tribes on Monday demanded the removal of three major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River to save migrating salmon and starving orcas and Read More »

  • Former investigator is convinced hull damage sank the F/V Arctic Rose

    In 2001, a remote-operated camera on the bottom of the Bering Sea captured ghostly images of the sunken Arctic Rose fishing vessel, including footage of a Read More »

  • NOAA OLE Agents probe possible sea lion shootings in Astoria

    The Sea Lion Defense Brigade discovered bullet casings and bleeding sea lions at the East End Mooring Basin in Astoria. We can tell you that NOAA Read More »
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    Lobstermen fear new rules as Biden revokes Trump executive orders on regulation

    New executive orders are flying off President Joe Biden’s desk. Many of those orders seek to reinstate regulations lifted by former President Donald Trump or enact Read More »

  • Fisheries and Oceans says Fraser River sockeye numbers up from 2009

    “Fraser sockeye have had some highly variable return rates over the years, so this isn’t one of the better ones, but it is an improvement.” Jantz said Read More »

  • Just Now!! The first loads of Mackerel are being unloaded in New Bedford!

    The first loads of Mackerel are being unloaded in New Bedford by the Midwater pair Enterprise and Retriever. The fish are rumored to be high quality Read More »

  • P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association – Lobster price optimism fading

    The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is watching lobster prices fall as the season on the Island opens. continued Read More »
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    High-Stakes Hunt for Crab: ‘Deadliest Catch’ Returns for Milestone Season 15

    Discovery’s Deadliest Catch welcomes you to Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for its 15th season on Tuesday, April 9. New to the fleet is the cutthroat, no-nonsense Captain Read More »
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    The 100-year-old NSW fisherman who has spent his life trawling

    A lifelong professional fisherman is still braving rough seas in a tiny old trawler at the ripe old age of 100. Santo knows the Hawkesbury River Read More »
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    Historically high landings and uncertain prices bring a mixed bag ahead of 2019 Lobster season

    The springtime lobster season in district 26a is getting ready to launch. “They’re getting the traps ready and bringing them down to the wharf,” said Wright, Read More »

  • UK industry support fund reopens for 2024

    Around £6 million in match funding is being made available to projects developing the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and those enhancing the marine environment, under Read More »
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    It’s a shark-eat-shark world off Bermagui, New South Wales

    When you’re on the food chain, there’s always something bigger than you – even if you’re an apex predator it seems. A video shot by Bermagui commercial Read More »

  • Is This the End of the Line for Louisiana’s Vietnamese Shrimpers?

    On a two-net trawler at the mouth of the Mississippi River, a Vietnamese shrimping crew burns fake money and incense. The captain, Phuoc Nguyen, throws rainbow-colored Read More »

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