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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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Stranded lobsters and missing wedding dresses: The coronavirus is a daily reminder of China’s global reach
All along the western Australian coast, a backlog of rock lobsters are stuck waiting in their tanks, as their main market remains all but closed. In Read More » -
Local fishermen like to clean up on the water. This certainly wasn’t what they had in mind.
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From Minnesota to Bristol Bay: Father and sons prepare for another season of wild Alaskan salmon fishing
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State engineer accuses SouthCoast Wind of lying to RI agencies. What the email says.
David Ciochetto, an ocean engineer with the state Coastal Resources Management Council, said the joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds made false statements about its offshore Read More » -
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Releases Evaluation and Summary of Latest Atlantic Menhaden Assessments
Dr. Steve Cadrin, Professor at the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and past President of the American Institute of Read More » -
Water Wars and the Life of Salmon
Water that flows through the Central Valley to irrigate farms is an enormous part of the California economy. Traveling from the northern reaches of the state southward, the Read More » -
Algae Bloom Is Toxic For Washington Crabbers’ Bottom Lines
Tom Petersen’s 50-foot crab boat sits idly in the Port of Willapa Harbor, a tiny coastal inlet 40 or so miles north of the mouth of Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 4, 2016
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 12:50 An addendum to this weeks update regarding proposed blue crab restrictions. Click Read More » -
Changes proposed to Calif. twin tunnel project
The height of pumping plants would also be reduced and the tunnels’ length would be shortened from 35 miles to 30 miles. The tunnels would carry Read More » -
’Twas the night before mullet season
’Twas the night before mullet seasonw hen all through the village not a husband was home there was no one around. The nets were all hung Read More » -
Here’s how activists use lobstermen as bait to endanger Maine industry, communities
Far left activists are exploiting the recent death of an endangered whale to imperil the future of Maine’s iconic lobster fishery. These organizations have poor command of Read More » -
Lars Petter Austnes: Longtime commercial fisherman was known for his big heart, Viking spirit, has passed away
Lars Petter Austnes of Edmonds, Washington passed away on April 29, 2020 at the age of 64. Lars was born October 2, 1955 in Ålesund, Norway, Read More » -
Murkowski roundly criticizes NOAA proposed ringed seal habitat
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to designate much of Alaska’s northern coastline as critical habitat for ringed seals have led the state’s senior U.S. senator Read More » -
Murkowski Hires New Fisheries, Economics Policy Experts
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski today announced the hiring of Jay Sterne to advise her as she shapes effective federal fisheries policies for the nation Read More » -
California farmers sue over water releases for salmon
The suit alleges the release from the Trinity Reservoir would be unlawful and would further decrease the little water available to farmers for irrigation. It was Read More » -
American Samoa: Strong views about fishing rights
Utulei and Fagatogo resident Christina Lutu-Sanchez urged alia vessel owners and fishermen not to label owners and fishermen of longline vessels as “they” or people from Read More » -
Stability monitor enhances vessel safey.
Developed by Hook Marine Ltd, the Scottish-based safety engineering company, the SeaWise real-time stability monitor, has been specially designed for the protection and survival of small Read More » -
My View: Science, sense needed in fishing’s ‘human crisis’ – Scott W. Lang
The human crisis in the groundfishing industry is a real crisis. It is not contrived, it is not looming, it is not a threat, it is Read More » -
Maine foghorns to be radio activated by May
The Coast Guard on Friday announced plans to install Mariner Radio Activated Sound Signal (MRASS) devices at 17 foghorns located at lighthouses across Maine, including Goat Island Read More » -
Designs for Stonington Town Dock pier to be presented Aug. 29
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Cod facing ‘natural mortality’ or starvation?
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Coast Guard concerned about drug crisis – Personnel receive training from drug-recognition experts
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Fishing area closed after North Atlantic right whale sighting set to reopen this week
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Former NOAA Director Back at Oregon State University
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources responds to watermen lawsuit
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has responded to a lawsuit filed against it on Oct. 18, alleging that menhaden limits were set illegally after not following Read More »
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