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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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    In the coming months, the Obama Administration will make a decision that will profoundly impact the health of the Atlantic Ocean. It will decide whether to Read More »

  • Maine and Canadian Lobster Industries Seek to Balance Competition and Cooperation – What about Collaboration?!!!

    “The biggest, two-clawed lobster resource in the world – we’ve got an amazing opportunity together to market,” said Geoff Irvine, who runs the Lobster Council of Read More »

  • Commercial Dungeness crab season put off a bit longer

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has decided to push back the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season once again until public health officials Read More »
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    A Southern tradition, fresh from the Snohomish River

    It’s a far cry from the bayous of Louisiana, but the crawfish look right at home in the metal trap as Ithamar Glumac hoists them out Read More »
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    23year Old Lady Born Without Vagina Has One Made Out Of Fish Skin (Photos)

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  • Mississippi’s shrimp season off to a great start – so far about 2.1 million pounds and the price is up!

    Mississippi shrimpers have good reason to smile this summer. This season’s catch is impressive. The latest numbers from the DMR show the shrimp harvest is nearly Read More »

  • Board of Fisheries rejects Kuskokwim change

    The board considered a petition from the Kuskokwim Salmon Management Working Group that would have enabled the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to restrict subsistence Read More »

  • NCLA Challenges WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife’s Illegal 24-Hour Surveillance of Crabbing Boats

    The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a lawsuit against the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Electronic Monitoring Program using GPS technology to constantly track the Read More »

  • Council accepts mayor’s appeal on yellowtail flounder By Steve Urbon

    John Haran, who manages Sector XIII, a group of groundfish boats with members from New Bedford to Greenport, N.Y., was at Wednesday’s meeting and said he Read More »

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    Wow. Just, Wow. A belly full of fish ramps up seal debate

    If you have a weak stomach, the video might be difficult to watch. But for fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador, the images of a seal Read More »

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    Fisheries Survival Fund: HabCam Failure Threatens 2019 Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey

    The loss, recovery, and now electrical failure of the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center “HabCam” habitat mapping camera means that the all-important 2019 Northeast sea scallop Read More »

  • Fraser River sockeye salmon run may be lower than expected, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

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    When Steve Corkum Jr. of Yarmouth Sea Products couldn’t find a yard prepared to build 15 lobster boats in a single order, he started his own Read More »

  • NoRigs 3 calls on Harper government to extend Georges Bank drilling moratorium

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  • Fishing delays in Canada worsen EU coldwater shrimp shortage

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    Several readers from Isle Madame share my distain for those who falsely depict lobster stealer  as a case of “murder for lobster.” Here’s a letter from one of them, a life-long Petit-de-Grat resident Read More »

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  • West Coast Krill Die-Off Has Researchers Concerned

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    Some ship operators push back at rules requiring slowdown for whales

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  • Fishing aid letter ignores catch share impact

    A draft letter to congressional leaders from the office of Sen. John Kerry, circulating within the New England delegation in connection with a proposed and controversial Read More »

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