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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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    Businessman Simmons Wants to Fight Regulations, Protect Commercial Fisheries

    Abden Simmons, R-Waldoboro, is running for Maine Senate District 13 and hopes to fight regulations, protect commercial fisheries, and encourage a shift to technical education in Read More »

  • Herring proposal disapproved by National Marine Fisheries Service – Lots of grumbling from the Cape!

    “They basically approved nothing,” said a frustrated and angry John Pappalardo, the CEO of the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance and a former member and onetime Read More »
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    Despite tariff impacts, Maine lobster market remains robust

    Just over eight months since the start of a trade war between China and the United States, the Maine lobster industry is still coping with the Read More »
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    Party time! N.B. village sends off lobster boats in style

    The sky above Alma, N.B. was lit up with fireworks early Friday morning. Hundreds of people gathered on the wharf at 1:00 a.m. to wish lobster Read More »

  • Stunned chopper pilot finds castaways lost at sea on two seperate boats from Kiribati

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  • Public lecture Thursday at VIMS spotlights menhaden

    GLOUCESTER Va. – Rob Latour of the College of William and Marys Virginia Institute of Marine Science will explore long-simmering issues surrounding Atlantic menhaden, their commercial harvest Read More »

  • Tofino boat rescue triggered by single flare that almost wasn’t seen

    Since he pulled 13 survivors out of the water near Tofino, B.C., on Sunday, Ken Brown has thought a lot about what would have happened, if Read More »

  • NCFA Weekly Update for June 10, 2024

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    Court decision offers new hope for Maine lobstermen fighting new regulations

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    Oct 7, 20:00 EYE OF HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE COASTS OF GEORGIA AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA

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    State of Maine: Real consequences of whale rules

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  • Keeping the Nut’s Out – Federal agencies, Point Lay seek to minimize media enacted walrus disturbances

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    Record stocks disprove enviro mobster claims of overfishing

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  • Meghan Lapp: Arbitrary regulation brutalizes the fishing industry

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