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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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Coast Guard launches search for sunken fishing boat in Sandy Hook Channel
The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies were searching for a fishing boat that reportedly capsized off the coast of New Jersey on Tuesday evening, authorities Read More » -
Cape Breton fishermen plead guilty to fishing closed area off Digby Neck
Kevin and Paul Cormier, father and son from New Waterford, were not in Digby Provincial Court Sept. 18, but their lawyer entered guilty pleas for them Read More » -
Maryland Electronic Crab Reporting Gaining Interest
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland crabbing industry officials say electronic harvest reporting is catching on. continue reading Read More » -
San Mateo County Harbor District considers a new permit and fee program for off the boat seafood sellers
The Harbor District met June 10 to discuss fee program options, with a potential tiered fee system proposed for fishermen who do off-boat sales, allowing the Read More » -
Exhibition to showcase Selsey’s 1,000-year-old fishing industry
“The Selsey Fishery is the heart of the town and I hope that people will be inspired to support the fishermen and women to help make Read More » -
Living the blues: Southwest Florida’s blue crab industry on track for great year – Video
Florida’s commercial blue crab fishery is a multimillion-dollar industry. Over the past 10 years, commercial fishermen landed an average 9.28 million pounds of blue crab statewide Read More » -
Rescue operation resumes for disabled fishing trawler with seven aboard off the Cork coast Saturday
The Wexford-registered trawler, Ellie Adhamh, lost power early on Friday morning 130km off the Bull Rock in west Cork while returning from a prawn fishing trip in Read More » -
Buoyed by Student Lobster Permits
On the Mayhew dock in Menemsha Harbor, Otto Osmers used a wooden-handled fish pick to pry 25 pounds of skate, one by one, from a 55-gallon Read More » -
Cape Cod fishermen battle seals for catch
Both commercial and recreational fishermen believe gray seals are eating enough fish that they may be inhibiting the recovery of cod and other important species. They Read More » -
Maine Operation Game Thief – $11,000 Reward Offered for Jeffery’s Ledge trap molestation caper
Maine Operation Game Thief is offering a reward of $11,000 for information that helps authorities bring the person or people responsible for a major lobster trap Read More » -
From facing off with the Russian navy, to giving up a five-generation fishing tradition
For a brief moment, Alan Carleton was at the centre of a bizarre stand-off between Irish fishermen and the Russian navy. Back in January 2022, he Read More » -
Brexit: What does the trade deal mean for fisheries? All the Fish related bits in the Brexit deal to read at your leisure: Articles 1-19
Contrary to many dire predictions, we finally have a Brexit trade deal, and with it an agreement on how the UK and EU will manage shared Read More » -
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries asking pound net fishermen to be turtle diligent in checking nets
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries issued a news release Friday in response to last week’s reported interactions with the sea turtles. In addition, the division is Read More » -
BREAKING: Fisherman John Aldridge, a crewmember of the F/V Anna Mary has been rescued.
Coast Guard Station Montauk confirms John Aldridge has been rescued and being transported to Station Cape Cod. Petty Officer Jetta Disco, a Coast Guard spokesperson, said Read More » -
,,,Hurricane Henri Moving Faster To The North-East,,,
At 500 PM EDT, the center of Hurricane Henri was located near latitude 36.3 North, longitude 71.4 West. Henri is moving toward the north-northeast near 18 Read More » -
National Marine Fisheries Service seeks to protect parrotfish, reefs in USVI – does not affect Earthjustice Endangered Species Act lawsuit
Andrea Treece, an attorney with San Francisco-based Earthjustice, said she was pleased with the proposal. But she said it does not affect a lawsuit the organization Read More » -
Woman Among the Baymen
“Clam Power” read the T-shirt on the sturdy woman carrying gear from her pickup to her no-frills work boat tied to a ramshackle dock in Patchogue, Read More » -
Longtime Bellingham fish processor to close portion of operation and reduce staff
A longtime seafood processor is shutting down a part of its operations, resulting in the layoff of about 40 workers. Bornstein Seafoods CEO Colin Bornstein said Read More » -
Fisherynation Editorial – Jane (eliminator) Lubchenco’s Consolidation Porn Production. Paid for with your fish.
So. I’m sittin’ here rackin’ my brain, just wondering, what beauracratic, moronic, opportunist would commission a group of dream team bean counters, with some financial hocus pocus wizards Read More » -
Police Blotter: Colorado Man Steals Shrimpin’ Boat from Murrells Inlet Marina
Deputies from Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2020, in the theft of a shrimp boat from a marina in Murrells Read More » -
A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna
“There’s probably no fish that’s ever been more politicized than Atlantic bluefin tuna,” said Golet, a University of Maine professor. “People get a passion for this Read More » -
Southeast Alaska communities set to join opposition to lawsuit that threatens king salmon fishery
Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg are set to join a growing chorus of Alaska voices highlighting the impact the suit could have on the region’s fishing fleet. Read More » -
Specialist divers survey sunken L’Ecume II fishing boat as recovery operation begins
An experienced team of nine divers has begun surveying the L’Ecume II fishing boat that sank in December after colliding with a Condor ferry. It marks the Read More » -
Marshfield lobsterman ‘living the dream’
Pregnant female: toss. Notch in the fin: toss. Jonah crab: toss. Legal lobster: Keep. Shell smaller than 3¼ inches: toss. Shell hasn’t hardened after molting: toss. Read More » -
Ripping up the sea floor on behalf of royal profits
Doh! How naïve can you get? Conservation in a conservation zone? You must be out of your mind. Conservation zones, obviously, are places that fishing boats Read More »
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