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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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Washington state confronts ocean acidification- threat to the state’s $270 million shellfish industry
The order signed by Gregoire, whose term will end in January, calls on the state to invest more money in scientific research, curb nutrient runoff from Read More » -
Popular red snapper makes a comeback
South Florida Sun-Sentinel – WASHINGTON – Over 18 years of running Old Dixie Seafood in Boca Raton, Larry Siemsen has seen supplies of locally caught red snapper Read More » -
US Commerce Secretary declares disaster for Alaska salmon fisheries
…….Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell requested a disaster declaration from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, citing low king salmon runs,,,,,,,,,,http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/us-commerce-secretary-declares-disaster-alaska-salmon-fisheries Read More » -
Snow crab fishermen fined $7K
Three snow crab fishermen in the province have been fined a total of $7,000. According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Carman Frampton of Burin Read More » -
Midcoast Maine organization awarded grant to tackle abandoned fishing gear cleanup
It’s a mission for cleaner oceans- a large grant awarded to one midcoast organization in Maine, will go towards the cleanup of lost fishing gear in Read More » -
Lobster price comes with a catch
THE VANGUARD – Looks like Old Man Winter has been able to accomplish what lobster fishermen haven’t been able to do for themselves over the past Read More » -
THOMAS A. NIES NEFMC: Scientific scrutiny, not fishing, must take precedence – Would close 55 sq miles of Stellwagon “reference” area
I offer a few comments to Patriot Ledger readers on a piece published Sept. 18, “Charter boat operators say ban would put them out of business.” The Read More » -
Cabinet ministers request emergency debate over Nova Scotia treaty dispute
Four cabinet ministers and the NDP have requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons over a treaty dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi’kmaq fishers. Read More » -
No commercial Togiak sac roe herring fishery this spring, after years of a shrinking market
Fish processors have indicated they will not buy Togiak herring this season, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s outlook released March 20. It’s Read More » -
‘Maine Labor Climate Council’ Pushing Offshore Wind is Front Group for Dark Money Progressive Activist Org
The Maine Labor Climate Council, a purported coalition of labor unions pushing for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, is actually a front organization of Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price Sheet for July 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 » -
Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay: When Partnerships Work
Too often, environmental groups, regulators and fishermen find themselves cast in antagonistic roles on marine issues. Prolonged legal and regulatory battles frequently top headlines, while successful Read More » -
D.B. Pleschner: Oceana claims controversy but knowledgeable; scientists disagree
But as usual, Oceana is attempting to obfuscate the truth to achieve its agenda of shutting down fishing. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/opinion/ci_22018957/d-b-pleschner-oceana-claims-controversy-but-knowledgeable Read More » -
BP granted approval to start drilling off Nova Scotia’s coast
BP Canada has been given the green light to start drilling off Nova Scotia’s coast. On Saturday, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) granted approval Read More » -
Keeping an Industry Afloat – Thomas Goulding’s Cork Mill
Plastic floats have taken over the market since the 1950s, but before then fishing floats were almost exclusively made of cork or wood. The wooden ones Read More » -
Coast Guard announces naming of new cutters after FDNY, NYPD, USCG Reserve 9/11 heroes
The Coast Guard announced today that two of its new Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) will be named in honor of two extraordinary public servants who Read More » -
The crews of F/V Miss Jana and F/V Equinox rescue three persons from sinking vessel near Valdez Arm – Then it got sticky!
Sector Anchorage command center watchstanders received a mayday call on VHF radio channel 16 from the crew of the Belltech 5. Sector Anchorage issued an urgent Read More » -
Nova Scotia calls tender for Fundy tidal power site
The energy is there and so is the wire. All you need to do is catch it and put it in the wire and the province Read More » -
Gov. McAuliffe Celebrates Signing of New Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement
The Agreement, developed over the last two years, lays out clear goals and outcomes for sustainable fisheries, vital habitats, water quality, toxic contaminants, healthy watersheds, stewardship, Read More » -
BC Becoming a ‘Poacher’s Paradise’
Budget cuts and enforcement downsizing have left British Columbia open to fish poachers with little risk of getting caught while they launder their unlawful catch in Read More » -
Donald Clattenburg, a retired New Bedford fisherman, recalls the rescue of his fishing vessel, the Venture I, on Jan. 9, 1966.
NEW BEDFORD — The year was 1966, four years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Cold War tensions between the world’s superpowers — the Soviet Union Read More » -
Divers Looking For WWII Shipwreck Find Enormous Enormous, Gelatinous Orb With Thousands Of Baby Squid Inside
Time and again, the deep sea reveals the most extraterrestrial-looking life we’ll ever see without actually leaving Earth. This was precisely the case during a recent Read More » -
Carbon Emissions: Beef, Lamb, Lobster or Fish?
A new study by the University of Tasmania, Australia, and Canadian scientists has found that catching most types of fish produces far less carbon per kilogram Read More » -
Frankenfish Christmas surprise? Sen. Begich says no way! – This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
Slipped in among the Christmas gifts last year was a sneaky nod for Frankenfish by the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration chose the holidays to Read More » -
Lobster forecast causes concern, not panic, for Maine’s industry
Maine’s lobster industry, the state’s most lucrative fishery, may foresee shrinking harvests and higher market prices, but such changes are likely several years away, lobstermen and Read More »
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Cant wait until Britain gets back its territorial waters from the EU and our fishing industry can get back to what it once was? Or nearly? Maybe some of us on low wages etc could get their hands on some Cod, langoustine, lobsters and other fresh fish and shellfish at decent prices instead of you guys having to chuck it back in the sea due to quotas?