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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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Lobstermen petition state to tighten aquaculture rules, want a moratorium on large aquaculture leases
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“We’ve caught some big ones before but nothing close to that.”
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Alexandra Morton Challenges Federal Fish Farm Licences in Court
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Public comment period open for Delaware aquaculture – fierce opposition from neighbors
The debate over aquaculture continues to grow in Sussex County over the future of the industry in the Inland Bays.,,There are eight locations proposed by DNREC, Read More » -
Frankenfish ‘culled’ – Financial collapse kills AquaBounty salmon plans
Score one for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. AquaBounty Technologies, the Massachusetts-based company that claimed to have found “a better way to feed the world” with a Read More » -
Florida Law imposing stiffer penalties for lobster violators goes to governor
Lobster violations have generally been treated as second-degree misdemeanors punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Under the revised law, possession Read More » -
Fisherman lost at sea for 11 days survived in an upturned freezer
A fisherman who was lost at sea managed to survive for 11 days by climbing into an upturned freezer. Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, was sailing off the Read More » -
Electronic Technology: Quinault boats test new crab pot-monitoring system
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Making the Seas Safer for Fishermen
After Congress passed the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act, which updated fishing industry safety standards for the first time since 1988, activists like Bartlett were grateful Read More » -
Maine lobster catch dips to lowest level in 6 years in ’17
The state that dominates the U.S. lobster haul saw the catch fall to its lowest level since 2011 last year, yet the industry is still strong Read More » -
Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew medevacs 2 men from 2 fishing vessels near Cold Bay, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed to Cold Bay medevaced two men Monday afternoon from the fishing vessels Ocean Peace Read More » -
Scottish fishermen launch survey of North Sea fish stocks to tackle government’s ‘poor science’
Scottish fishermen have revealed plans to fund additional surveys of North Sea white fish stocks in a bid to tackle the Scottish Government’s ‘poor science’. The Read More » -
Sardine crash threatens port funding
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Selling out the Fishermen and Consumers in Port Phillip
Nets ban snares fishermen – The lost campaign to continue in Port Phillip has had a devastating impact on established participants. One Rye fisherman of long standing Read More » -
New California law aims to speed up offshore wind development
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StarKist Celebrates 50th Anniversary In American Samoa With Commemorative “Made In America” Canned Products
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New Federal Research Plan Highlights NOAA’s Critical Role in the Future of Aquaculture
A Message from , Head of NOAA Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service I am pleased to announce that the White Houses’ Office of Science and Technology Read More » -
Remembrance Day: Memory of Labrador veteran killed in Afghanistan lives on
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Boat owner disputes illegal ‘liner’ charge
The owner of the Gloucester trawler Princess Laura, which faces civil charges for using an illegal “net liner” in its trawl net, said Thursday that the Read More » -
Alaska lawmakers and seafood companies want the Russians to keep their hands off their name-brand pollock.
Not all Alaska pollock comes from Alaska. Some of the fish, a source of deep pride for Alaskans, is harvested in Russian waters. Some is caught Read More » -
NFFO hits the UK Government for betrayal of the fishing industry during the Brexit negotiations
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Fish On!: On Board the Wacky Jacky
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Fish-stealing whales take bite out of black-cod harvest
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