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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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  • The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is hoping to see an increase in the price of lobster

    The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is hoping to see an increase in the price of lobster in the last few weeks of the spring lobster season. Currently Read More »

  • Seafood supplier sues over lobster heist

    Seafood importer and supplier Maxfield Seafood sued Seneca Logistics over a major seafood theft from its warehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. In the complaint filed in federal Read More »

  • Craziest lobster contest winners announced in Yarmouth!

    The Craziest Lobster Contest was run through the Murray GM Facebook Page during December. Lobster fishermen were asked to submit photos of their most unusual catches Read More »

  • Coast Guard conducts medevac from fishing vessel off Oahu

    The Coast Guard medevaced the master of the 70-foot fishing vessel Lady J3 about 41 miles north of Oahu Saturday morning. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew Read More »

  • Canneries coping with shipping delays

    With the stalemate in negotiations between the union representing dock workers and the Port Maritime Association, and notice of a lockout within a week, there are Read More »

  • Update: Federal Funding for At-Sea Monitoring Likely to Extend into 2016

    We are pleased to announce an update on the status of federal funding for at-sea monitors in the New England Groundfish fishery. We have been informed that Read More »
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    Big Turnout for the Fluke for Luke Fishing Tournament on the Vineyard!

    Outside the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs, a plaque rested on the counter of a makeshift weigh station. In the center of the plaque was the Read More »

  • Mass Div. of Marine Fisheries benefits from NOAA $240K grant to study leatherback sea turtles off Cape Cod

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries $240,398 to study leatherback sea turtles off Cape Cod in areas considered to Read More »
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    Fishermen Are Making Their Last Stand Against Offshore Wind. Really? When?!! I don’t want to miss it!

    U.S. Fishermen Are Making Their Last Stand Against Offshore Wind – In Massachusetts, the fishing advocates who sued BOEM say that the federal government ignored their Read More »

  • Lawsuit filed over new rules for hired halibut skippers

    The changes to the individual fishing quota, or IFQ, program revolve around the hired master program, and when a quota holder can have someone else catch Read More »

  • Facing deep cuts, fishermen & politicians demand disaster relief – video

    BOSTON, Massachusetts (NEWS CENTER) – Fishermen from Maine and the rest of New England are calling new federal fishing quotas “a disaster”, and say many of them Read More »

  • Commercial fishermen see glut of pinks, pricier reds

    If measured in sheer volume of fish, the Upper Cook Inlet commercial harvest of salmon was low: preliminary Fish and Game estimates show it at about Read More »
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    Fish and chips may ‘double’ in price without fuel help

    A major figure in New Zealand’s fishing industry warns more boats could be tied up and the price of fish and chips will double unless the Read More »
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    Photos – State-of-the-art longliner for Narooma nears completion

    The state-of-the-art commercial longlining vessel being built for the Abbott family of Narooma is nearing completion at an Adelaide shipyard. The three siblings, Ryan, Todd and 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 »

  • Maine Voices: Diversity, versatility important to future health of fisheries

    By PATRICK SHEPARD In light of the recent disaster declaration for the New England groundfishery, fishermen and managers need to begin planning for the future of Read More »

  • Netters to fish Tuesday for spring chinook in lower Columbia

    Spring chinook numbers appear to be building in the lower Columbia River with a day of commercial fishing adopted for Tuesday and a hearing on Thursday Read More »
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    Everything you ever needed to know about fisheries

    We are currently going through the most significant legislative reform of the past 40 years; exactly how this will impact fisheries is unclear. There may be Read More »
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    Connecticut: New ‘Stonington Fresh’ campaign aimed to bring awareness to Stonington fishermen

    Empire Fisheries is among the first fishermen to get on board the new branding campaign. The campaign also wants to bring awareness about what fishermen do Read More »
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    Whitby’s 103-year-old lifeboat Robert and Ellen Robson pulled through streets

    Whitby’s RNLI crew and other volunteers gathered at Coates Marine to pull Whitby’s old rowing lifeboat, the Robert and Ellen Robson, back to its home at Read More »
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    Poor weather cuts Cape Breton spring lobster fishers’ catch

    Combined with cooler temperatures, harvesters around Cape Breton said this year wasn’t as good as the past two — which were stronger than usual. “It definitely Read More »
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    MSA reauthorization still stalled with 2018 House bill expired

    More than a decade has passed since the last reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act was signed into law, but the latest effort Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 87′ Steel (Shrimpr Style) Trawler,1994, Dragger Steel, CAT 3412

    Specifications, and information and 20 photos click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:52 Read More »
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    An Update on Canadian Lobsterman Lex Brukovskiy in Ukraine

    Though the air raid sirens shatter his rest, Canadian fisherman Lex Brukovskiy says he’s feeling a sense of calm being back in Ukraine to help his war-ravaged Read More »

  • Friday Funny – ‘tree hugging’ taken to the extreme

    Some days you just have to wonder about the sanity of environmentalists, today is one of those days. The photo below, Twittered by PBS station KQED Read More »

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