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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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    National Hurricane Center Advisories for the Atlantic- Tropical Storm Laura, and Tropical Storm Marco

    Tropical Storm Laura Public Advisory – Tropical Storm Laura Advisory Number 11, NWS National Hurricane Center, 1100 AM AST Sat Aug 22 2020 >click to read<Tropical Read More »

  • Blessing of the fleet asks for good weather, safety, and courage for Chilkat Valley fishermen

    On a bluebird Sunday, a few dozen people gathered at the Small Boat Harbor for the Blessing of the Fleet. There was some confusion among people who Read More »
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    “Trust the science,” say the media – Scientific ‘integrity’

    Polls show that fewer Americans do. There’s good reason for that. Environmental activists want to limit commercial fishing. They want Congress to pass what they call Read More »
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    Statement from Fisheries and Oceans Canada regarding lobster fishing in St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on recognizing rights, respect, collaboration, and partnership. As part of that Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. PREFERED PRICE LIST for December 3, 2013 has arrived

    ATLANTIC HERRING (FAS)70-90g  $0.40 USAContact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 3739  Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where Read More »
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    Big changes could be coming to East Coast herring fishery

    Federal fishing regulators are considering changing the way they manage one of the largest fisheries on the East Coast to better account for its impact on Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Yaquina Bay fishing continues despite market disruptions

    As part of the food-production chain, commercial fishing is considered an essential industry, but even though fishermen based out of Newport’s Yaquina Bay are still on Read More »

  • Atlantic Canada’s halibut fishery has been given the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainable seal of approval.

    “We’re all for it,” Bill Murphy, cost control manager with Fisherman’s Market International Inc. on the Bedford Highway, said in an interview Tuesday. The non-profit U.K. Read More »

  • The European green crab invades Washington State inland waters.

    Earlier this week in Westcott Bay, San Juan Island, a team of volunteer monitors caught an invasive green crab, marking the first confirmation of this global Read More »

  • Press Release: WPRFMC – Tuna Commission 2014-2017 Measures Are Driven by Allocation, Not Conservation

    Despite being unjustly cast as the villain in the negotiating process, the United States ceded longline catch and purse-seine fishing effort limits. By contrast, despite being Read More »

  • Not clear how TPP will affect fishery, says FFAW’s Keith Sullivan

    The president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union says it’s not yet clear how the deal reached this week will affect Newfoundland and Labrador’s Read More »
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    Beaufort County shrimpers netting big white shrimp as season opens. ‘Thankful everyday’

    Craig Reaves loves his office: The southern coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The owner of Beaufort-based Sea Eagle Market was among 20 shrimp boat captains Read More »

  • The seemingly ‘unstoppable’ lionfish flooding Florida’s coast and beyond

    In 2011, when Rachel Bowman saw an abundance of large, pretty reddish fish while riding in a boat across the Florida coast, she didn’t think much Read More »

  • Alaska Arctic Policy Commission Discusses Future of Arctic

    Opportunity could lie out in the waters of the Bering Sea.  That’s why members of the Alaska Arctic Policy Commission met for the second time this Read More »

  • R/V Albatross Commisioned November 11, 1881

    Congress authorized an appropriation totaling $148,000 for the construction of the vessel. Plans were drawn by Charles W. Copeland of New York and a contract for Read More »
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    United We Fish -10 years ago fishermen marched on D.C.

    Ten years ago, more than 35 local fishermen boarded a charter bus at Capt. Anderson’s Marina on Panama City Beach for a marathon ride to Washington Read More »

  • The porpoise-driven life – Being “Cute”

    If I could get any animal, it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. – Miley Cyrus George Orwell was right. Some animals are Read More »
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    How an old Peterhead trawler was turned into a luxury Airbnb in Inverness

    In 1972, when much of Britain’s fishing fleet became locked in “cod wars” with Iceland, a new wooden-hulled trawler was launched in Peterhead. Made in the Read More »

  • Lifelong Commercial Fisherman Jonas R. Porter of Woodville, Florida, has passed away

    Jonas R. Porter, 86, of Woodville, passed away November 3, 2024. Jonas was born in Sopchoppy and remained a life-long resident of this area. He was Read More »
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    Vision for New Bedford’s waterfront focuses on fishing, revamped State Pier

    Expanding the scope of New Bedford’s commercial fishing industry — and showcasing it with greater public access on a revitalized, multi-use State Pier — are key Read More »
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    Backlash after Cornish fishers call for seal cull

    Seals are the “rats of the sea” and should be culled, a group of Cornish fishers have said. Marine campaign groups hit back after fishers on Read More »

  • Alaska’s salmon harvest, value falls from 2011 dropping 21 percent and 30 percent, respectively.

    Alaska’s salmon harvest and value for 2012 came in well below last year, dropping 21 percent and 30 percent, respectively. According to preliminary state tallies, the Read More »

  • Four B.C. chinook and coho fisheries on “avoid” red list with ten others having “some concerns,”

    In the latest update to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program, four B.C. chinook and coho fisheries were listed as “avoid.” Ten others were identified Read More »

  • Drone images of the lobster fleet

    Maine is known around the world for the iconic lobster boats that dot the coast and are the primary vehicle for the state’s renowned fishing industry. Read More »

  • Video monitoring of Kenai’s dipnetters in the works

    KENAI — A camera installed to watch winter ice build-up in Cook Inlet could also be used to monitor the City of Kenai’s busy dipnet beaches.  Read More »

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