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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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  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 3, 2015

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    Sea to Table: Bringing the Bounty of the Sea to You With Meghan Lapp, and Michael Gambardella

    Open to the public and free of charge. For more information, please contact the Town of Stonington Economic Development Commission at 860-235-9180. The La Grua Center is located Read More »
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    Life with Industrial Wind Turbines in Wisconsin: Part 9, “then what will it do to fish?”

    Scott Srnka speaking about stray voltage trouble on his farm: [Video image: an ohm reader with flickering numbers] This is a five hundred ohms resistor here, Read More »
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    Hershel West of Menemsha died peacefully in his sleep at age 94

    Hershel was born on March 1, 1924, to his parents Norman and Annie West at his grandmother’s house on Middle Road, close to the West Tisbury–Chilmark Read More »
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    Commercial and conservationist interests competing fiercely for space on increasingly crowded seas

    A conference Tuesday at New Jersey’s Monmouth University brought together industry and environmental groups, who agreed that communication and coordination are essential to sharing the ocean. Read More »

  • Letter to the Editor: VIMS, VMRC caving to commercial interests – Dr. John B. Lapetina Sr., Port Haywood, Va.

    Editor, Gazette-Journal: It is with great anguish that I write this letter. It is a letter that I feel in my heart I must write. The Read More »

  • Endangered porbeagle sharks still at risk, say COSEWIC scientists

    The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) re-examined the porbeagle’s endangered status last week in Halifax — and this week re-confirmed it. Read More »
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    Fishing for solutions through legislation

    The United States Congress is currently considering legislation that could affect the management of fisheries in the Northwest and directly impact local fishing. One of the Read More »

  • Sending “Chuck” home -15-pound lobster gets new lease on life

    He may have been too big for a pot anyway but a grocery store on Newfoundland’s west coast has spared the life of huge lobster that Read More »
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    Biloxi Shrimpers say season is ‘mediocre’ so far

    The brown shrimp season began about a month and a half ago, and so far, local shrimpers are reporting mixed results. “Our preliminary numbers so far Read More »

  • Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission discusses salmon fishing reforms

    Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission was briefed Saturday on the Columbia River salmon reforms, but took no action. Kyle Adicks of the state Department of Fish Read More »

  • Lobster Boat Capt. Jeffrey W. Johnson, of Truro, Dies at 67

    Lobster boat Capt. Jeffrey Walter Johnson of Truro died at home on Jan. 19, 2024 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 67. The Read More »

  • New poll shows majority of Canadians support the seal hunt and oppose WTO ruling

    Read the report here 11:09 Read More »

  • State Medical Examiner investigates apparent drug overdose on New Bedford fishing boat

    State and local police are investigating the apparent fatal overdose of a man, who was found unresponsive on a fishing boat docked at Pier 3 in Read More »

  • BP Declares Total War on Trial Judge in Gulf Spill Case

    The assault on U.S District Judge Carl Barbier concerns one particular battle in a larger legal war, and the oil company’s aggressive strategy could come back Read More »

  • Scallop Boat Virtual Tour

    New Bedford, home to fishing of nearly all types, is the most valuable commercial fishing port in the United States, and the world’s sea scallop capital. Read More »
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    Connecticut fishermen catch a massive 400-pound Stingray

    I don’t know about you, but in my world, stingrays aren’t 400 pounds. In the real world so to speak, it’s just as uncommon for your Read More »

  • Ocean Integrity vs. Offshore Wind

    “In areas where wind farms are being developed, invasive species can harm … industries by reducing fish populations, damaging habitats, and deterring tourists who seek intact Read More »

  • Fur seals taking over – penguins, pelicans, tuna and fish at risk

    According to Mr Adrian Pederick MP, Liberal Member for Hammond , the New Zealand fur seals require immediate management in South Australia. “They are taking over and these fur seals Read More »

  • Dungeness crab season could be delayed again by the toxin domoic acid

    Dungeness crab season is approaching in the Bay Area, along with all the rituals that come with it — the crab feeds and holiday dinners piled Read More »

  • North Atlantic right whale seen off Ireland for first time in 114 years

    Holidaymaker Adrian Maguire, from Co Tyrone, glimpsed the large, dark body of the whale on the surface of the water while out fishing for mackerel. “I Read More »

  • New England: Catch accountability should take place at the dock

    NOAA’s denial of the New England Fishery Management Council’s June request to suspend at-sea monitoring has satisfied environmental groups, but it serves as the latest example Read More »
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    Cormorant, Fisheries Act concerns need to be addressed

    Cormorant management and Canada’s Fisheries Act are just two of the issues that members of the Committee of Advisors to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission have Read More »
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    The Next Generation: Fleet Fisheries’ new scallop boat is turning heads

    When you see the new fishing vessel Viking Power, you’ll know it. Due to arrive in New Bedford in early November, the unusual-looking scalloper has a Read More »
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    A PETITION – Demand Charlton H. Bonham be replaced as Director of the CDFW

    The Director has failed the fishermen for years. Crabbers alone have experienced 5 closures in 5 years. Charlton Bonham is trading our harvest rights for his Read More »

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