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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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Alaska Fishing Delegation Heads To Washington
Representatives of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association and the Alaska Marine Conservation Council– both members of the nationalFishing Communities Coalition (FCC) – were in Washington, DC, Read More » -
Anti-setnet group scrubs site after submitting signatures
After the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance submitted 43,000 signatures on June 10 to the Alaska Division of Elections seeking a 2016 ballot initiative that would ban Read More » -
Information Update: The Make Commercial Fishing Great Again Flotilla 2017
For those who are planning on attending the Make Commercial Fishing Great Again rally and want a sign please contact Oscar from American Beauty Signworks. His Read More » -
LDWF estimate: Louisiana fishing industry sustained $258M in losses during historic flooding
The Louisiana fishing industry suffered an estimated $258 million in losses due to the historic 2019 flooding event, according to a fisheries disaster economic impact analysis Read More » -
Fishermen fear Scottish lobster stocks ‘could collapse’
Fishermen fear that lobster stocks could be on the verge of collapse after an increase in the numbers being caught and a surge in the value Read More » -
Celebrating Zeke Grader – Fishing Community Hero/Champion, Zeke’s Catch of the Day
The Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations & The Institute for Fisheries Resources Cordially invite you to attend a special event in honor of William F. Zeke Read More » -
Nova Scotia lobster exports grow! A cargo flight to east Asia that can carry up to 100,000 kg has settled into a weekly schedule
Here, some call them cockroaches of the sea. There, people see them as majestic dragons. China’s appreciation of Nova Scotia lobster is good news for local Read More » -
ASMFC Spring Meeting – May 2-5, 2016, Alexandria, Virginia
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in Alexandria, Virginia at The Westin Alexandria 400 Courthouse Square May 2-5, 2016. The agenda is subject to change. The Read More » -
From the Deckboss – Feds and American Seafoods are talking – pinched for “essentially stealing fish,”
Last week brought news of some big enforcement actions against American Seafoods, the top operator of pollock factory trawlers in the Bering Sea. The company is facing Read More » -
Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell confirms Chinese firm eyeing other N.S. seafood products
Sumo-sized online retailer Alibaba is hungry to sell other Nova Scotia seafood products in addition to lobster, says provincial Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell. After Read More » -
Poor US Pacific whiting fishing set to leave market short of surimi
This fall’s catch of US hake — also called pacific whiting — has been dismal, which will mean lower volumes of surimi for a hungry market. With Read More » -
Second Ragfish Washes Up in Juneau
An unusual creature from the deep sea has made another appearance in Juneau. The Juneau Empire reports a resident this month spotted a dead ragfish on Lena Read More » -
How towns are affected by reduced fishing fleets
Over the years I have seen our fleet in Gloucester, Mass decline. As a former fisherman in the sixties we had about two hundred draggers, and Read More » -
US tuna boats seek level playing field
Going into next week’s meeting of the organization called the Western and Central Pacific fisheries Commission, aka Tuna Commission, the body which regulates the fishing of Read More » -
NW salmon threat still disputed
Like mariners scanning the horizon from the crow’s nest, scientists have for years been on the lookout for signs that a dreaded salmon-killing disease, scourge to Read More » -
WWII veteran reels in one more tuna
Frank Chase became the talk of the dock in Seabrook this week after the 91-year-old landed a 300-pound bluefin tuna and hauled it into Yankee Fishermen’s Read More » -
Upgrades coming to 105-year-old Fishermen’s Terminal
The Port of Seattle is set to breathe new life into their oldest facility, the Fishermen’s Terminal, which just celebrated its 105th birthday. Major upgrades and Read More » -
Wind, waves hamper efforts to salvage grounded longliner
The 70-foot longliner Masonic remains on the rocks on the Spanish Islands, and rough seas and high winds may prevent salvage crews from recovering vessel itself, Read More » -
These Politicians that tell you they are they are concerned about the Groundfishery are on a different page!
Greed Energy – The Massachusetts Green Energy community (and the Mass fishing industry) has been duped and they still don’t get it. When the general population Read More » -
Canadian government announces funding to improve commercial fishing safety
The Canadian government has announced a new Commercial Fishing Safety component of the Government of Canada’s Boating Safety Contribution Program. Under this new component, up to Read More » -
Northwest Dams to Spill More Water to Help Salmon & Orca
Dam operators will send more water spilling over the eight dams along the Snake and Columbia rivers in an effort to help young salmon survive the Read More » -
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance nervous – Gulf snapper quota reallocation could set national precedent
An upcoming decision on quota allocation between recreational and commercial fishermen will be vital in setting a precedent for fisheries management all over the US, said Read More » -
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard sold to Andy Tyska and Bristol Marine
Andy Tyska, president of Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine, has announced the acquisition of Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. Located at the head of Boothbay Harbor, the shipyard joins Read More » -
Maine fishermen snag unusual catch from the ocean
Oh dear, it’s a deer. Commercial fisherman Ren Dorr, was about 5 miles off of Harrington when he brought in an animal from the sea that Read More » -
Nova Scotia young lobster population shows no sign of decline
Federal fisheries scientists say their most recent sampling of juvenile lobster in southwest Nova Scotia indicate a decade-long trend of abundant populations is holding steady. “It’s Read More »
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