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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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    Lobstermen enjoy star-studded show of support in Stonington

    The empire strikes back! That would be the Maine coast lobster empire.,,, Last Sunday, lobstermen, their friends and families gathered on the pier in Stonington to Read More »

  • Letter From the Editor: ‘Our Fish’

    I picked an inopportune moment to ask the top guy for the U.S fisheries industry for a little education on his business. He was among 350-400 Read More »

  • Alaska Gov. Walker Touts Fisheries in Pep Talk

    Wednesday night’s State of the State address by Governor Bill Walker was as much a pep talk as any thing else to a state facing huge Read More »
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    VIMS to lead national program for managing derelict fishing gear

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science as home base for a new national program focused on Read More »
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    Vineyard Haven’s Vital Working Waterfront

    Stretching from the Steamship Authority terminal at the north end of Water street in Vineyard Haven, to the R.M. Packer Co. on the far edge of Read More »
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    Potent drugs found in West Coast sewage threaten chinook, study reveals

    A Seattle expert in environmental contaminants who has linked sewage flushes into Washington state estuaries to higher juvenile chinook salmon death rates suspects human drugs found Read More »
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    ‘I’ll teach her’: Mom proud to show daughter the ropes of fishing

    As a teenager, Jasmine Paul wanted nothing more than to, as she says, “get clear” of the outport fishing life in Newfoundland and head to Toronto. Read More »

  • First in Maine, Now in Massachusetts. Toxic algae outbreak halts shellfishing in Buzzards Bay, Mount Hope Bay

    The state’s Division of Marine Fisheries has banned shellfishing in the west side of Buzzards Bay and in Mount Hope Bay because of a breakout of Read More »

  • A Message from John Bullard, Regional Administrator – There Is No Silver Bullet for Groundfish

    The great philosopher Yogi Berra said, “You can observe a lot by watching.” You can also learn a lot by listening. I try to do a Read More »
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    Michigan House Bills Ban Commercial Perch Fishing on Great Lakes

    Lakon Williams of the Bay Port Fish Co. expressed her concern. The company nets whitefish and perch in Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. “I knew that Read More »
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    P.E.I. tuna processing plant opens up new markets, bigger profits

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  • Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Melissa Pandika calls herself a journalist? Heh heh yeeeah OK!

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    Lobster traps washed up on Great Bores Head, Hampton, NH, Finder would like to get them back to the owners

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  • UNCLOS: Senate ratification is optional?

    I’ve always believed that UN treaties could not be implemented in the USA without Senate ratification? What’s up with this? Apparently NOAA disagrees with waiting for US Senate ratification Read More »

  • Appointees named for Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative Board

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  • Hurricane Francine is predicted to make landfall west of New Orleans

    Hurricane Francine is crossing over warm waters in the western Gulf of Mexico, and it has Louisiana’s coast — and the greater New Orleans area — Read More »
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    Trump admin Coronavirus task force urges Alaska to require masks for seafood plants and hot spots

    The state should mandate masks, especially in seafood processing plants and places with high or rising case counts, to slow Alaska’s explosive coronavirus infection rates. That’s Read More »
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    NOAA Fisheries Recommends Actions to Help Right Whales

    Coming at the end of a devastating summer for right whales, the North Atlantic Right Whale Five-Year Review and its list of recommended actions to promote Read More »

  • Thailand arrests 2 alleged brokers who sent slaves onto boats, new regulations take affect

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  • Drilling beneath Gulf of St. Lawrence could harm environment more than forecast, research says

    New warnings are being raised over proposed drilling at the Old Harry reservoir beneath the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with research that suggests an oil spill at Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37′ Repco Lobster (High Sheer),1980, Lobster Fiberglass\Cored, CAT

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  • Thai police find graves of suspected trafficking victims

    Last June, the United States put Thailand in its lowest category — “Tier 3” — in its annual assessment of how governments around the world have Read More »
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    Coast Guard: Blaze on fishing vessel started during Customs inspection

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  • MEEK: Let’s tackle temporary Canadian workers

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  • California Fishermen snag Twelve foot clubhook squid – That’s a lotta Calamari!

    Grant Eberle has seen his fair share of squids in his 20 years at Humboldt State University’s marine laboratory, but none have been as large as Read More »

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