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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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    Hurricane Maria path: Category 2 storm may get uncomfortably close to East Coast before turning

    A weaker Hurricane Maria continued on a path northward off the U.S. East Coast on Sunday. The National Hurricane Center said Maria, a Category 2 hurricane Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 68′ Gamage Steel Dragger, 3412 Cat, Permits available

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    California Dungeness crab industry bounces back with strong season

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    Mayor: No Answers on Vineyard Wind Approval is ‘Disconcerting’

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    The History Of Dungeness Crab Season In San Francisco

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  • Charter Capt. Found Guilty of Illegal Commercial Fishing On LI

    A Connecticut charter captain was found guilty of illegal commercial fishing off Long Island, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Michael Tenedine, 58, of East Read More »

  • Massachusetts Lobstermen go back to work after three-month closure

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    Massachusetts Commercial Fisherman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

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    Report detailing enforcement abuses barred from fisherman’s trial

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    Coast Guard rescues boat captain from attack off Marco Island

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    Naval service detains Spanish trawler off the south-west coast

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    How an Ill-Fated Fishing Voyage Helped Us Understand Coronavirus

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    Audit fishing vessels operating in Jamaica following the worst seafaring incident in nearly 60 years

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