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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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  • INFORMATION UPDATE: New Webinar Informatio​n for SBA/USDA Presentati​on today at 3pm

    As a reminder, due to the high level of interest for the webinar presentation at 3:00 PM today by the SBA and USDA, we had to switch Read More »

  • In a Bering Sea battle of killer whales vs. fishermen, the whales are winning

    In the Bering Sea, near the edge the continental shelf, fishermen are trying to escape a predator that seems to outwit them at every turn, stripping Read More »

  • Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme

    Environmental secretary Steve Barclay has issued a ministerial direction authorising the creation of an aid package to help the South West fishing industry deal with restrictions Read More »

  • Atlantic cod, white hake recommended for endangered species list

    The low number of white hake and Atlantic cod has led to the recommendation they be given endangered status by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 07, 2022

    Over the last few weeks, I’ve had quite a few calls regarding the information we’ve shared about the disinformation surrounding the management of Southern Flounder. After Read More »

  • 1943: Grizzled New England fishermen unload their catch in lower Manhattan

    Opened in 1822, the Fulton Fish Market in lower Manhattan was for decades one of the largest markets in the United States, a nexus of commerce Read More »
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    Obituary: Commercial Fisherman Ron Ellis

    Our friend, fellow fisherman, brother Ron Ellis, was lost to the ocean on February 20th, while swordfishing off San Diego. His fishing vessel, Defiance, was found Read More »
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    Nils Stolpe – Summer Flounder Management – Can it get any worse?

    Summer flounder, also known as fluke, support recreational and commercial fisheries that are among the most important in the mid-Atlantic and southern New England. They have Read More »
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    “It’s a peaceful protest,,, Why are French fishermen angry about Jersey’s post-Brexit fishing licences?!!

    The issue is over fishing licences post-Brexit. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but it’s only 19km off the coast of France and around 250 French Read More »

  • Series of coral protection hearings planned for New England

    Federal fishery managers will hold a host of public hearings in New England and New York about a plan to protect corals in key East Coast Read More »

  • Dungeness crabbers worry sensationalized domoic acid headlines will scare away demand

    As Dungeness crabbers in California, Oregon and Washington continue to wait for domoic acid to drop to safe levels so they can begin the already-delayed crabbing season, some Read More »

  • Beaufort leaders ask Gov. McMaster to declare economic disaster to help shrimping industry

    This all comes after local shrimper Craig Reaves sent this letter to city council explaining how shrimp dumping threatens his livelihood, and that of many others. Read More »

  • “Any port in a storm.” – Oregon, California Ports Offer Refuge, Commerce, Community

    Often erroneously used by landlubbers as a metaphor for sailing past any situation, dangerous or not, this time-worn idiom can sometimes mean the difference between life Read More »

  • New Bedford: Is family tradition of fishing ending?

    The trials and tribulations of contemporary commercial fishermen are well known in seaports throughout New England, but while their futures appear bleak in the eyes of Read More »

  • Meeting info for August 5-8 NEFSC stock assessment data collection program review

    Northeast Fisheries Science Center is conducting a workshop with an independent, expert panel on August 5-8, 2013, in Woods Hole, Mass., to focus on evaluating the data Read More »
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    The Christmas Day trawler tragedy which killed 12 Hull men

    It rocked the city on a day which should have been among the happiest of the year. On Christmas Day, 1966, 12 crew of the St Read More »
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    Coast Guard hoists four fishermen from F/V Sea Angels, aground in Browns Inlet, North Carolina

    The Coast Guard hoisted four fishermen from an 88-foot fishing vessel in Browns Inlet, North Carolina, Monday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a radio Read More »

  • New Zealand Fisherman faces prosecution for deaths of albatrosses during observed fishing trip

    A commercial fisherman is to be prosecuted and faces a fine of up to $100,000 after dozens of albatross were killed during a fishing trip. The Read More »
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    NLGIDC concerned with the recent announcement regarding Northern Gulf Cod

    Similar to many NL fishing industry associations and the Province of NL, The Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council (NLGIDC) is also concerned with federal Read More »

  • IDFA Review: Dirty Energy – Exxon Valdeez/Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill comparison with video

    When the BP oil spill occurred, reporters from all over the world set up camp in the areas which were most hit by the events. But Read More »
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    Conservationists, West Coast bottom fishermen embrace ‘grand bargain’

    People who love fresh Northwest seafood and the sea should take note of what happened this week in a hotel conference room by Portland’s airport. There, Read More »

  • Fishermen busted for harvesting caviar illegally

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) – Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources, along with DNR officials in Illinois, have arrested, cited, or warned 13 fishermen this year for illegal Read More »

  • NOAA At-sea monitoring suspended (for now) – To start again March 1, when boats must pay costs

    NOAA Fisheries exhausted its budgeted money for at-sea monitoring of Northeast fishing sector groundfish boats on Feb. 16 and has suspended all required monitoring until the Read More »
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    More than a dozen shrimp, fishing boats blessed during Mt. Pleasant’s ‘Blessing of the Fleet’

    The 35th Annual Blessing of the Fleet took place Sunday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant’s Memorial Waterfront Park. Fifteen shrimp and fishing boats took part in the Read More »
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    Search on for fishing boat after debris found along shore of Annapolis County

    RCMP Sgt. Andrew Joyce said the force was contacted this morning just before 8 a.m. about two life-rafts that were near the shore, washing in and Read More »

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