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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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  • Retiring Senator Boxer stages filibuster to block passage of water bill amendments

    In a defiant final act of her long career, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer mounted a filibuster on the Senate floor Friday morning attempting to block passage Read More »

  • The warped notions of a Red Snapper Rec Shill – Red snapper management is broken

    There was a time when wild duck was a staple of any Chesapeake Bay restaurant. Canvasbacks were a particular favorite. The ducks were killed by commercial Read More »

  • ‘A perfect storm’: Beaufort, Bluffton urge Gov. McMaster to take action on shrimp dumping

    The city of Beaufort and the Town of Bluffton recently became the third and fourth coastal municipalities to call for the declaration of an economic disaster Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 16, 2018

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates Click here, for older updates listed as NCFA click here 14:23 Read More »
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    Christoffer Michael Harrison of New Castle, Maine

    Christoffer Michael Harrison, 35, of New Castle died the morning of Sept. 21, 2020, at his home in Machias, Maine, where he lived since 2003. Christoffer Read More »

  • Woods Hole allies with energy firms

    In the coming days, according to officials at Woods Hole, the institution is set to sign agreements with Saudi Aramco, the primary oil company owned by Read More »
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    “Talking” Cod Found To Have Regional Accents

    Professor Simpson: ‘There is a vast ecosystem on our doorstep which we barely understand – but all rely on. It’s time to get out there and Read More »
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    Northern Shrimp – If shrimp fishery reopens, Maine to get lion’s share

    The Gulf of Maine, closed since 2014 to shrimp fishermen, will operate under strict state allocations when and if it ever reopens to shrimping. The Atlantic Read More »
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    A Worthy Investment – Port of Toledo student intern from Waldport HS gets the job done

    Waldport High School sophomore Jake Turkaly was one of three high school student interns at the Port of Toledo this Spring. On his last day, Turkaly Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Northern Bay Lobster Boat, 375 HP John Deere 6081 Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 15 photos, >click here< , To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:15 Read More »

  • Fisherman Joseph Landry found guilty of manslaughter in Phillip Boudreau ‘murder for lobster’ trial

    A Cape Breton lobster fisherman has been found Guilty of manslaughter in the death of a man at sea. Joseph James Landry, 67, of Little Anse, Read More »

  • Habitat debate intensifies ahead of NEFMC vote; Many ask, “Do closures even work?”

    WASHINGTON (Saving Seafood) — December 16, 2013 — Georges Bank is home to some of the most important fishing grounds in New England. But large portions Read More »

  • Goldfish – A lucrative Great Lakes commercial catch

    Whenever Dave DeLong brings in one of his Maumee Bay seine nets, there’s almost always one or two distinctive bright orange fish swimming around the writhing Read More »
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    Anchors aweigh for community seafood pilot program

    “Although state and local regulations and federal guidelines have designated fishing operations as essential businesses, many large fish buyers have shut down or are offering prices Read More »

  • Fishing Vessel Owner Convicted for Oil and Garbage Offenses Off American Samoa

    A fishing vessel company that operated in and around American Samoa was convicted and sentenced today for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge Read More »

  • Bay of Fundy starting to see fewer young lobster

    Scientists are reporting a sharp decline in the number of young lobsters settling off the coast of Maine and in the waters southwest of Nova Scotia. Read More »

  • McAuliffe signs storm-water legislation at VIMS

    GLOUCESTER Va— Gov. Terry McAuliffe proved he’s a hands-on governor Thursday when he capped a ceremonial signing of state legislation regulating storm water on the campus Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs 68-year-old man from F/V Tidelands

    The Coast Guard medevaced a 68-year-old man Wednesday from the 200-foot fishing vessel Tidelands approximately five miles northeast of Great Machipongo Inlet near Cape Charles. Read Read More »

  • On this Day in 1977: 200-mile fishing zone takes effect

    On this day in 1977, a 200-mile territorial fishing zone took effect, with the waters off Cape Cod being one of the two areas where the Read More »

  • Ocean Industrialization American Samoa – Future leaders briefed on sea mining prospects

    Seabed mining may be a foreign idea to American Samoa but other islands of the South Pacific like Papua New Guinea and the Cook islands are Read More »

  • NCFA Weekly Update for July 29, 2024

    Upcoming Meetings, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Committee (ASMFC) will be holding their summer 2024 meeting August 6 – 8 in Arlington, Virginia. The Mid Atlantic Read More »
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    Portugal faces sardine ban

    This comes after the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) advised that sardine fishing be completely suspended in Portugal and Spain in 2018 given Read More »

  • I Need a Site! In early days of manhunt, Christopher Dorner sought ride to Mexico from San Diego fishermen: report

    A week before his final fiery shootout with California authorities, fugitive  cop-killer Christopher  Dorner tried to sweet talk some San Diego fisherman into giving him a Read More »

  • Plan to rebuild south coast cod stocks announced

    A rebuilding plan for cod stocks off the south coast of Newfoundland was announced Wednesday in conjunction with a 15 per cent increase in the total Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 6, 2015

    Click here Weekly Update for March 6, 2015 20:57 Read More »

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