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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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    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 »

  • Canada’s largest fishing vessel will be ready for 2024, says Baffin Fisheries CEO

    A ship being described as Canada’s largest fishing vessel — one that will soon make regular ports of call in Newfoundland harbours like St. Anthony, Harbour Read More »
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    Connecticut: Organizers focused on ‘the important things’ ahead of 68th annual Blessing of the Fleet

    Stonington – In late 1989, rescue teams and U.S. Coast Guard personnel spent more than 11 days combing 10,000 square miles of ocean off the coast Read More »
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    Inspiring Women: Virginia Oliver – The Lobster Lady!

    Arguably the world’s oldest licensed lobster fisherman – 99 year old Virginia Oliver is one of a kind. This short film gives viewers a chance to Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Millenium Marine Tuna/Longline

    Specifications, information and 22 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< Vessel cruises at 10 – 12 knots and 18 Read More »

  • Lawmakers demand review of U.S. Government Accountability Office’s oversight of shrimp imports

    House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., and U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, are calling on the U.S. Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 46′ Wesmac Scallop/Tuna/Lobster, 750HP John Deere Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 12 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:45 Read More »

  • The Fish Wife Life – What’s the fishing life like for the wives left behind?

    A fisherman’s life is a wonderful life, but what about for the fisherman’s wives? Fish Radio asked some of Kodiak’s wive’s what their likes and dislikes Read More »

  • Congress eyeing changes to commercial fishing law

    mainetoday.com – WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to revisit the law governing how U.S. fishermen ply their trade, New England’s beleaguered groundfish industry illustrates the challenge Read More »
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    The price of scallops? ‘The sky’s the limit’

    What winter catch is delicate in flavor with hints of ocean in every morsel and very, very pricey? Atlantic scallops are breaking the piggy bank this Read More »
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    Safety first crossing the Kaipara bar after Francie tragedy

    If in doubt, don’t go out. There are three types of bars on New Zealand coastlines, the Coastguard says – dangerous, very dangerous and extremely dangerous. Coastguard Read More »
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    Fishermen are ‘heroes’ after finding newborn kittens onboard and caring of them for four days at sea

    Fishermen who found a litter of newborn kittens on their boat and then looked after them for four days at sea have been dubbed ‘heroes’. The Read More »
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    Brexiteer highlights four things Rishi can do to save Britain’s battered fishing industry

    Britain’s long-suffering fishermen still need to be shown the benefits to quitting the European Union, Tory MP Sir John Redwood has said, seven years after the Read More »

  • “We have to keep up with Maine”? Lobster fishermen hear pitch for marketing levy

    O’LEARY — The new president of the Lobster Council of Canada had words of praise Friday for the Maine lobster fishery. “They’re putting a tremendous amount Read More »

  • Video: High winds hurting commercial fishing industry on the Grand Strand

    MURRELLS INLET, S.C, The commercial fishing industry is how Reese Hair has been making a living for more than 30 years. Tuesday afternoon, he was at Read More »
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    Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Wailea, Maui, June 11-13, 2018

    Location: Wailea Beach Resort, 3700 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, Maui. >click to read< 16:52 Read More »

  • 100-year-old mystery solved: Adult eel observed for the first time in the Sargasso Sea

    After more than a century of speculation, researchers have finally proved that American eels really do migrate to the Sargasso Sea to reproduce. A team supervised Read More »

  • Narcissistic Television Anti-whalers claim ‘aggressive’ ramming by Japanese

    SYDNEY : Militant anti-whaling campaigners Sea Shepherd said one of their ships was rammed Sunday during “aggressive” and “unprovoked” confrontations with the Japanese in the Southern Read More »
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    New Jersey: Van Drew leads chorus of condemnation of wind projects in Wildwood

    If there were any fans of offshore wind energy proposals in the Wildwoods Convention Center on Thursday afternoon, they kept quiet during a congressional hearing on Read More »
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    Seafood giant back in Warrenton

    Mike Brown, like many in the seafood processing industry, is used to old buildings — massive complexes from another generation that have seen countless fish and Read More »

  • Fishing aid package eliminated by U.S. House panel

    The decision, made Monday night, was expected by many, but it leaves Gloucester, New Bedford and lesser groundfishing ports without the hope or expectation of short-term Read More »

  • Ottawa to temporarily suspend LIFO policy, shrimp fishery in Area 6 to be temporarily suspended

    A significant fisheries announcement is set to be made Tuesday that will see the “last in, first out” (LIFO) policy in the shrimp fishery temporarily suspended by Read More »

  • Life raft cause of three deaths – incorrectly stowed life raft failed to float free and automatically inflate when their vessel sank.

    UK- A man who lost his son at sea says tighter safety regulations should be introduced to prevent further tragedy. Peter Prowse’s son, Robert, died along with Read More »

  • Experienced Lobster Professional seeking employment – Fisherynation Classified

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  • ‘Charleston Fishing Families’ raising funds, donations for families of lost crab fishermen

    The Eagle III sank miles away from its home port in Port Orford but that hasn’t stopped people in the bay area from stepping up to Read More »

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