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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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  • Fishermen’s Trust Looks to the Future

    After a strong year, the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust is pressing ahead with its mission to support commercial fishermen on the Island. On Tuesday, eight Read More »
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    Lund’s Fisheries’ Jeff Kaelin Appointed to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as Gov. Murphy’s Proxy

    The Garden State Seafood Association is pleased to announce that Mr. Jeff Kaelin, of Lund’s Fisheries in Cape May, New Jersey has been confirmed by the Senate as Governor Phil Read More »

  • Lobsters pack up and move north

    Climate changes have made scientists speculate about the possible future shift in range of many species, but in the ocean waters off the southern coast of Read More »

  • Dr. Rothschild receives Lifetime Achievemen​t Award and Discusses CSF’s Proposed Rewritten National Standards

    Dear Friends,  Today, Brian Rothschild, President and CEO of CSF received the Highliner’s  Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, Washington. In his Read More »
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    Hooked Up!!! Sea lords and the secret votes that made them rich

    The votes helped create the system that now allows 50 businesses and fishermen to control 81 percent of the nation’s commercial red snapper allocation. Those fishermen Read More »

  • ‘You can’t be a fisherman if you’re not an optimist’-Ken Coleman, longtime advocate for the east side setnet fishery, dead at 72

    Ken Coleman, the vice president of the Kenai Peninsula Fishermen’s Association and longtime advocate for the east side setnet fishery, died recently at the age of Read More »

  • Charter/Commercial Fisherman Gilbert R. “Moon” Tillett of Wanchese, N.C., has passed away

    Gilbert R. “Moon” Tillett crossed the bar for the last time on January 21, 2024. A native of Wanchese, he was born on December 17, 1929, Read More »

  • Another Life: Seals thrive where tangle nets offer easy and meaty takeaways

    Counting the netted, bitten fish along with those snatched from the meshes, an expert estimate of annual cost reaches up to more than €1 million – Read More »

  • Oregon commission reviews impact of Former Governor Kitzhaber fishery harvest reform plan

    The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at its March meeting reviewed fishery harvest reforms on the Columbia River that effectively remove commercial gillnetters from the mainstem Read More »

  • Brawl erupts at fisheries meeting

    A brawl erupted at a discussion held under the patronage of Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera today. The discussion was held in Chilaw, Sri Lanka regarding the issues Read More »
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    Blue Harvest Fisheries’ Newest Vessel, F/V Nobska, Successfully Completes First Series of Fishing Trips

    The newest, most modern vessel in the New England groundfish fishery, the F/V Nobska, has returned to port after its successful inaugural deployment. The vessel was acquired earlier Read More »

  • The future of our children’s ocean

    This is our son Kyle. Kyle has spent most of his young life battling cancer. For many years, we were told he had no future. His Read More »

  • Burglars nabbed during out of season shrimping roust in Terrebonne Parish

    Enforcement agents with the Fisheries busted three alleged thieves last weekend on their way back from writing up commercial shrimpers accused of fishing in a closed Read More »
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    North Coast fishermen worry about pricing when California salmon season opens May 1

    All eyes are on whether the retail business will be good enough to sustain the losses in the wholesale market with the restaurants closed amid the Read More »
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    We should never allow offshore oil drilling near Myrtle Beach, BY Carol Coney

    Jeffrey Nelson’s letter of May 9 tries to convey a sense of safety that new technology will bring to offshore drilling. He feels that underwater drilling Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 55′ Longline/Dragger,1979, Longliner Wood, Detroit / Federal Permit(s)

    Specifications, information and 7 photo’s click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here   12:01 Read More »

  • What a surprise! Fishermen can catch grass carp, but government scientists can’t!

    Despite Quebec’s investment of $1.7 million to tackle a possible grass carp invasion, scientists have yet to locate any specimens themselves. Quebec’s Forests, Wildlife and Parks Ministry was Read More »

  • Council takes final action on skate habitat protections

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council made quick work of a number of  issues today, taking final action on skate habitats and doing the initial review  Read More »
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    Heart of Louisiana: Cajun Christmas

    A Christmas display in downtown Morgan City got a major upgrade this year with help from Hollywood. An Emmy Award-winning special effects artist has turned the Read More »

  • Vietnam Veteran/Commercial Crab Fisherman John Randolph Staffanson of Bow, Washington, has passed away

    Randy died peacefully at home in Bow, Washington, on March 20, 2024. He was born in Burlington, Washington, in 1949 to John Staffanson and D. Joanne (Denis) Staffanson. Read More »

  • It’s Florida lobster season; here’s how to cook them

    There seems to be no debate among Florida lobster aficionados concerning how to cook this delicacy of the sea. You have got to grill them,” said Read More »

  • Cowichan News Leader Opinion – Seeing both sides of a local fisheries blockade

    The case for Government officials have ignored or run roughshod over the rights of local Natives for as long as there has been a British Columbia.,,read Read More »

  • I’ve been getting lots of emails asking about that Close the NMFS Regional Office Petition!

    My mail box is loaded with emails from people looking for the link to sign the petition! Here it is. Dear Chairwoman Mikulski and members of Read More »

  • Cod war returns to Middle Bank – The Big Boys are Pounding the SNOT Out of it. ABOLISH CATCH SHARE RIGHT F* CKING NOW!

    A large number of big commercial trawlers — 70 feet or more in length — from Gloucester and Boston have been drawn this week to the Read More »

  • New England: Fleet could see haddock quota double

    The annual catch limits for Gulf of Maine cod will increase slightly in 2016, while the quota for haddock will more than double if recommendations passed Read More »

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