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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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    Commercial crab season opening delayed until at least Dec. 31

    With Dungeness crab in some management areas including Long Beach and Astoria still lacking enough meat, fishery managers on Dec. 6 decided to delay opening the Read More »
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    American Seafoods screening 2 more crews after most on third vessel test positive for Coronavirus

    The new round of testing involves the crews of the American Triumph and the Northern Jaeger as they dock in Bellingham, according to a company statement. Read More »

  • Video release: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 46 mariners 690 miles west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

    Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews, along with good Samaritans, rescue 46 crew members from life rafts after they abandoned ship approximately 690 miles west of Read More »

  • Whitefish population healthy in Green Bay, Lake Michigan

    Winter weather and state regulations, not a dropping whitefish population, led to some shortages of the popular species this spring.  “It’s not a stock problem,” said Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs ailing fisherman at Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

    KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 68-year-old man who fell ill aboard the 35-foot fishing vessel  docked in Read More »
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    Huge deep-water area off N.S. declared a marine refuge – will be off limits to almost all fishing

    An area off Nova Scotia’s coast nearly four times the size of Cape Breton was declared a marine refuge by Canada on Wednesday — World Oceans Read More »
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    Gary Griggs – Salmon and squid

    Salmon and squid both came on the radar this past week,,, These two marine animals have both shared some top billings in their importance to California’s Read More »

  • Full on fish landings this #FishyFriday in Newlyn.

    Good Morning from Newlyn! 22 photos and a nice video! >click to review< 09:47 Read More »
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    Report: Fish passage above the Columbia’s biggest dam can be done

    It’s been nearly 80 years since salmon and steelhead made it past Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams in Washington’s Upper Columbia Basin.,, A team of Read More »
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    Mass DMF – Effective May 14, Seasonal Trap Gear Closure and Speed Restrictions Lifted

    Beginning tomorrow, commercial trap fishermen may set their gear in those waters under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth east and north of Cape Cod up to Read More »

  • Alaska state senator proposes bounty on sea otters

    Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, sees the furry-faced critters as a growing threat to shellfish beds, particularly in southeast Alaska, where he is from. On Wednesday, he Read More »

  • Review and Comments on “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act”.

    in 2014, Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives  To read CSF’s comments, please click here  08:01 Read More »

  • Speedy surgery puts transmitters into Hudson River fish

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    Baker, Vineyard Wind mum on Feds’ project guidance – Why Vineyard Wind should’nt proceed without answers

    The federal government has offered new “guidance” on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, Gov. Charlie Baker said, but neither the governor’s team nor project officials Read More »

  • Eddie Emery: A man in a building in a city somewhere

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  • Gray seal population needs no protection – Mike Rice, South Wellfleet

    According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the giant panda is being taken off the endangered species list and reclassified as vulnerable. A nationwide Read More »

  • Commercial fisherman John Moore – Commercial Crabber

    While others still sleep, commercial fisherman John Moore, of Magnolia, wakes up at 3 a.m. and heads east to Bowers Beach and his boat, the Bay Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 60′ Steel Stern Trawler, W/ Federal Permits, 400HP, CAT 3408TA

    Specifications, and information and 11 photos of the vessel, click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:40 Read More »
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    It takes a village: Owner of F/V Shayna Michelle stuck on beach talks about rescue efforts

    The Coast Guard was called in to rescue the four-man crew after they anchored down about two miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach.”We expect it Read More »

  • Bill aimed at helping younger fishermen

    As young Alaskans gather in Juneau for the sixth annual Young Fishermen’s Summit next week to explore ways to get a leg up in an increasingly Read More »

  • Pillar Point Fish buyer must move hoist

    A fish buyer at Pillar Point has been ordered to remove a hoist at Johnson Pier installed in 2014 that critics said skirted coastal laws. Steve Read More »

  • Shrimp Fishermen discover body of missing Cuban floating in Gulf of Mexico

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  • DFO files police complaint over shrimp fishermen who stormed St. John’s headquarters

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has filed a police complaint about a shrimp protest that took a drastic turn Friday when fishermen broke a Read More »
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    Irish Fishing Industry calls for Urgent Consultation on Offshore Wind Farms

    Representatives from the Irish fishing industry in Donegal and around Ireland say they fear being “displaced losers” in the development of offshore wind farms. The Irish Read More »

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