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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 after fishing boat capsizes off New Brunswick – Two still missing as of 1:15 pm eastern – Full scale search underway
The boat, operating out of Tabusintac, issued the distress call at around 5:30 a.m. local time. Three crew were onboard. Mike Bonin of the Joint Rescue Read More » -
French fishermen could pay to fish British waters after Brexit
According to an expert, French fishermen could be forced to pay to fish in British waters after Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson could bill the French Read More » -
Seeing experimental success, Virginia Beach shrimp season is extended
The experimental shrimp season, scheduled to end on New Year’s Eve, has been extended to Jan. 31 for Virginia Beach-based watermen. The state’s shrimp experiment started Read More » -
Bids sought for $300K in repairs to Galveston’s Pier 19
Galveston’s commercial fishing fleet has called Pier 19 home for decades. Like any place that’s been occupied for a long time, the docks have started to Read More » -
Alaska’s congressional delegation has been churning out press releases to trumpet Alaska-bound funds in the trillion-dollar spending bill
Alaska’s congressional delegation had been pressing for $150 million in fish disaster funds. Among the other projects they’re highlighting in the spending bill: More than $100 Read More » -
Funding Sought for Commercial Fishery Failures
The letter, signed by a total of 22 members of Congress, notes five fishery failures declared by the Secretary of Commerce still in need of funds. Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 29, 2019
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<18:21 Read More » -
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for Sunday, July 14 – Mike Mason
The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report for Sunday, July 14 includes the latest information on the prices being offered by the major processors and an update on Read More » -
Los Angeles authorities seek kidnapped sea lion pup
Authorities in California said they are searching for a sea lion pup kidnapped by a group of people on a Los Angeles beach. The Los Angeles Read More » -
New species of razor clam was right under our noses, says Philip Sargent
Scientists have identified a new species of razor clam, based on samples collected more then seven years ago from the ocean just off Long Pond, Conception Bay. “It Read More » -
Hawaii longline industry creates task force to respond to allegations of human trafficking and poor working conditions.
Hawaii longline industry leaders say they have formed a task force and hired an expert on slavery in response to media reports about human trafficking, forced Read More » -
This Is Why ‘Deadliest Catch’ Won’t Feature the Time Bandit Anymore
Discovery’s Deadliest Catch season 15 returned earlier this month, with plenty of veteran stars taking the helm for another round of high-stakes crab fishing. Even Captain Read More » -
The Seal – A clever fellow! A seal enters a trawl on 400 meters depth for a free meal.
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Sides battle over Monterey Bay’s anchovy population
A fishing industry group says it has new findings supporting its contention that there is a healthy population of anchovies, which is counter to a nonprofit’s Read More » -
NOAA Reports: New England groundfisheries still struggling
“The report puts every region together with the whole country and calls it a big success, but in New England the groundfishery really isn’t doing well,” Read More » -
New Zealand: Questions over fishing quotas spark raid
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) compliance officers swooped on Hawke’s Bay Seafoods yesterday to secure evidence in an investigation into suspected fishing quota irregularities in the Read More » -
Government Shutdown: Feds Ticketing Alaska Fishermen With Parks Shut Down
Fish & Wildlife: “You have reached the office of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Due to a lapse of appropriations, our office is currently closed until Read More » -
Thank you for considering my comments/ DeepWater Wind – Barbara Durkin
Narragansett Town Council 25 Fifth Ave. Narragansett, RI 02882 Dear President Callaghan and Members: It was a rare Democratic process I participated in on May 6, 2013 on the Read More » -
“Just put me down as Luke’s best friend,” – Honoring Everyone’s Best Friend at Fluke for Luke Tournament
More than 400 people registered to fish in the third annual Fluke for Luke tournament, the two-day fishing derby that commemorates the life of Luke Gurney, Read More » -
Federal regulations to protect right whales are delayed until at least this summer
Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is responsible for protecting the critically endangered species, had planned to issue the regulations last year. But Read More » -
NOAA scientists admit a gaffe on risk to whales of lobster trap lines
Late last month, the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center released a “technical memorandum” suggesting that expensive efforts by Maine lobstermen aimed at reducing the risk Read More » -
Halibut trash
Only in Alaska, which likes to claim title to the world’s “best-managed fisheries,” would halibut now retailing at prices in excess of $20 per pound be Read More » -
Recreational Fishing Alliance founder to retire at the end of 2021
Jim Donofrio, founder and executive director of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, will retire Dec. 31 after 25 years with the organization, the organization announced Wednesday. Donofrio Read More » -
Criminal investigation ordered into sinking of Nancy Glen
A criminal investigation is being held into the sinking of a fishing boat in which two men died. The Nancy Glen went down in Loch Fyne, Read More » -
Ocean In Focus 2012 Fifth Annual Conservation Photography Contest (WORLDWIDE, 10/3/2012) (Photo Credit: Steve Spring, Reef Rescue Palm Beach County/Marine Photobank)
SeaWeb’s Marine Photobank (MPB) and Lindblad Expeditions are teaming up once again to deliver a truly unique ocean photography contest highlighting photographers who dig deeper for the Read More »
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