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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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Body found on West Island, believed to be missing fisherman
The U.S. Coast Guard says a body found on West Island yesterday, is believed to be the body of a missing fisherman. Around 1:30 a.m. on Read More » -
BULLARD, SHELLEY, and COD: or Fish Being and Nothingness – Featured Writer Dick Grachek
“Returning Our New England Fisheries to Profitability”: “You’re doin’ a great job, Brownie” aka, Janie, Johnny, Petey. You should be proud. Mission Accomplished? In her resignation email Read More » -
Dungeness crab get qualified thumbs-up in tests for domoic acid
The fate of the Dungeness crab season will hang on the test results coming out of an East Bay lab. With the beginning of the season Read More » -
The Fishermen’s Mission vow to help fishermen during coronavirus pandemic
The Fishermen’s Mission was established in 1881 to help fishermen and their families, and continues to do so with the pandemic hitting the industry hard. Tim Read More » -
VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues 2 after vessel sinks 34 miles offshore Charleston
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah helicopter crew rescued two men, Tuesday, after their 30-foot fishing vessel capsized 34 miles offshore of Charleston. Coast Guard Sector Read More » -
Charter Crew Rescues Kitten Struggling To Stay Afloat In The Gulf
Charter boat crew members are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a kitten that was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico,, Still Flyin Charters out of Read More » -
Crawling with crab! Temporary glut slows processors
A perfect storm of weather, strong catches and domoic acid worries has led to a glut of crab on the market, overwhelming processors and making it Read More » -
When memes fail anatomy: The scale of a blue whale’s butthole
When we saw the memes scoring the size of a blue whale’s anus second to some of the year’s most reviled politicians, our first thought was that it was Read More » -
F/V Scandies Rose: NTSB board meeting set to determine probable cause of deadly sinking
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a virtual public board meeting later this month to determine the probable cause for the 2019 New Year’s Eve Read More » -
Maritime Explorer: Captain Rusty Court
Rusty Court is well known in these parts as a fisherman and lobsterman, but he also has quite the maritime history beginning in 1961. It was Read More » -
Hurricane Maria Public Advisory 200 PM EDT
At 200 PM EDT, the center of Hurricane Maria was located near latitude 31.4 North, longitude 73.0 West. Maria is moving toward the north near 7 Read More » -
The Gloucester Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Widows and Orphan’s Aid Society Fund
In 1865, community members formed the Gloucester Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Widows and Orphan’s Aid Society Fund to help fishermen’s families. The Society continues to help widows Read More » -
Coast guard, DFO on scene after lobster boat ramming off Ecum Secum
Its hull repaired from the damage sustained when it was rammed by a rival fishing crew, the Joint Account floated at one of Ecum Secum’s wharves Read More » -
Process local lobster first, say Val Comeau fishermen after devastating processing plant fire
Steve Ferguson said he wonders what will happen next as they wait to see if the buyer they deal with at Les Pêcheries de Chez-Nous factory Read More » -
Progress made on invasive Asian carp in Kentucky thanks to Commercial Fishermen
Asian carp have been a big problem in our state. For years now, the KDFWR has worked with commercial fisherman, private fish processors and others in Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Cold Bay, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a crewman from the fishing vessel Unimak, a 183-foot fishing trawler, near Cold Bay, Alaska, Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 104′ RSW Lobster/Crabber/Seiner, 850HP Cat, 2 Deere Auxiliaries
To review specifications, information, and 51photos, >click here<, Vessel in good condition, and would make a great salmon tender seiner or west coast crabber. To see all the boats Read More » -
Many trapped in Florida as Ian heads toward South Carolina – Photos show the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers
Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes and businesses and left millions Read More » -
California sustainability group told people to stop eating lobster, so Massachusetts lobstermen file suit
Standing on a dock in his hometown of Gloucester, Mass., lobsterman Arthur Sawyer looked out at the peaceful, calm waters off of Cape Ann. Sawyer, president Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price Sheet for December 2018 Has Arrived!
Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 For the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd., >Click here< – We are Read More » -
Ontario farm converts from pigs to shrimp in hopes of jumbo profits
In rural Ontario, 800 kilometres from the nearest ocean, you will find the unexpected — a successful inland shrimp farm. With pork prices low, Paul and Tracy Read More » -
Hearing: Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, will convene the hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Read More » -
Beverly fishermen throttle-up at annual Lobster Boat Races
If Mike Malewicki seemed like he was in a rush, there’s a good reason why. The skipper of the Janie M. defended his title as the Read More » -
Caught today, on your plate tomorrow
It is 1:36 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8 and the crew of the small fishing boat F/V Finlander, a 36-foot Northern Bay, leaves the protection of the Read More » -
Did the Obama admin sit on an FDA report for political reasons? why were they just released Dec. 21 — seven months later?
The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an assessment of the fish’s potential environmental effects and a preliminary “finding Read More »
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