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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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    Dwan Street says FFAW won’t shy away from a fight as first woman to lead union takes reins

    In a fiery introduction speech in front of members of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, new leader Dwan Street said Tuesday her presidency also Read More »

  • BIG STORY: United States and China Coast Guards interdict vessel for illegally fishing on the high seas

    JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau transferred custody of the fishing vessel Yin Yuan, a 191-foot fishing vessel seized 625 miles east Read More »
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    Whitbourne cod fisher hoping for another big one after monster catch on last trip

    Hilda Whalen says she finally feels good enough to get back on the water after a battle with cancer and hopes she can replicate her last Read More »

  • Thai Union set to acquire Bumble Bee for $1.5bn

    Thai Union Frozen Products has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company – Bumble Bee Read More »

  • Busted! 20 kilos of cocaine discovered stashed inside of frozen fish.

    The fish tale began May 4 when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized an air cargo shipment of “large, frozen fish” from Suriname at Miami Read More »

  • Debris found from trawler Re-Turner missing off Pilbara coast as three crew remain unaccounted for

    DEBRIS believed to be from a missing trawler, including an unused life raft and emergency beacon, has been found on Burrup Peninsula — but there is Read More »
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    Fishermen sail new boat into harbour four months after devastating sinking

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  • Murkowski Urges NOAA to Extend Catch Share Plan Comment Period Beyond “Prime Fishing Season in Alaska”

    I am writing to request that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provide an additional 45 days for stakeholders to comment on the above referenced Read More »
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    S.D. tunaboat captain discovered Galapagos ‘Garden of Eden’ tragedy 85 years ago

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    Federal prosecutors charge Casey’s Seafood owner in blue crab case

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    P.E.I. lobster fishermen have just a few more days to register to vote in the upcoming lobster marketing board plebiscite. The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association has been Read More »
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    Boat removed after running aground on Christchurch beach

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  • New England: Call for boats – Please forward and/or reply

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    New Adenia readies for sea after trip via Killybegs

    The new Adenia tackled some harsh weather on her passage from Astilleros Zamakona’s yard in Pasaia, first to Killybegs to pick up gear, and thence to Read More »

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  • Video: Coast Guard Aircrew Delivers Dewatering Pump to Vessel Taking on Water North of Depoe Bay, Ore.

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  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s MSA reauth hearing, fishing industry outlines wish-list to Congress

    Boston — Amid calls from fishermen for better science to measure ocean fish  populations and more financial supports for the industry, Sen. Edward  Markey on  Monday said he Read More »
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    Nature Conservancy president resigns in wake of sexual harassment probe

    Nature Conservancy President Brian McPeek resigned Friday, just days after the group completed an investigation into sexual harassment and workplace misconduct at the world’s largest environmental Read More »

  • Gloucester Times Editorial: City Council motion on fed fishing aid sends key message

    And while it may have little or no direct impact in the decision making at NOAA or in the hall’s of the state’s marine fisheries leaders, Read More »
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    Coast Guard rescues 4 from a life raft 69 miles west of St. Petersburg

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  • Search for F/V Patty AJ skipper Jerry Barkley suspended

    Six days have passed since the Patty AJ capsized in the Coos Bay channel near buoy 5, and the search for its missing skipper has ended. Read More »

  • Retired Commercial Fisherman Darryl Olson of Petersburg, Alaska, has passed away

    Darryl Olson was born on January 18, 1942, in Petersburg, Alaska, to Dagney Marie (Loseth) Olson and Paul “Bud” Ivar Olson. Darryl grew up fishing with Read More »
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    This year, a welcome switch on bait supply for Maine lobstermen

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    Electronic vessel trackers coming for lobster fishers

    The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) announced that all commercial lobster permit holders with a federal lobster trap permit will be required to install a Read More »

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