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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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  • Our view: Adjust beach replenishment to minimize maritime dead zones

    Beach replenishment is an expensive and temporary method of maintaining barrier-island beaches. In the absence of alternatives — and many have been tried in vain — Read More »
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    CRMC skeptical of opponents’ concerns about kelp farm off Napatree Point

    Joseph MacAndrew, who wants to establish a seaweed farm off Napatree Point, says the venture would serve as an example of a low impact, sustainable commercial Read More »

  • Chile’s indie fishermen say new law favors big business – Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system

    In this three-part blog series, GlobalPost Special Reports explores what’s at stake for  following the passage of major new federal legislation governing one of the largest Read More »
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    Alleging disability discrimination, lobster fisherman taking DFO to Federal Court

    Longtime Nova Scotia lobster fisher Dana Robinson was hoping to pass on his fishing licence to his grandchildren. Robinson bought the licence to fish in Area Read More »
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    Taoiseach Micheal Martin asked to intervene to help Arklow fisherman left with debts of €1 million

    The Taoiseach should intervene to help an Arklow skipper left with debts of €1 million after purchasing a beam trawler that was later found to be Read More »
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    Daring Rescue Off the Coast Of Maine Earns Rescue Swimmer Bravery Award

    The night of November 14th, 2018 was stormy off the coast of Maine. Along the coast people battened down the hatches, curled up on the couch Read More »

  • TRADEX 3-Minute Market Insight – Yellowfin Sole the Topic of Interest for North American Buyers

    Yellowfin sole has been a topic of interest lately for North American buyers. Finished products in the European market are still extremely low, and the North Read More »

  • Maine proposing urchin swipe card system, rules for season

    Maine fishery regulators are proposing a sea urchin fishing season that would establish rules for a swipe card system to record transactions when urchins are bought Read More »

  • From Bubba Gump to bust? American shrimpers face extinction.

    On a chilly December morning, the captain of the Miss Patti is ready to throw his lines and go shrimping – well, almost. Brian Jordan’s deckhand Read More »

  • ASMFC 2015 Winter Meeting – Alexandria, Virginia February 3, 08:00, thru February 5, 2015

    Please note: Due to inclement weather in the Northeast, several changes have been made to Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s schedules in order to provide additional time for Read More »
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    Port Fourchon moves to Storm Phase 3, Recommended Evacuation as Zeta heads into the Gulf

    The Port Fourchon area is anticipating more or less a direct hit from Zeta’s center of circulation sometime Wednesday evening. Fortunately, Tropical Storm Zeta is forecast Read More »
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    Revisited: Americas Finest – Follow the construction of this Bering Sea Fishing Trawler from start to finish

    We posted this on September 15, 2015 and a lot of water has gone over the dam, or better yet, a whole lotta steel has flown into Read More »

  • Precision Seafood Harvesting Named NZ’s Supreme Innovator

    Auckland, New Zealand – The new fishing technology tipped to change the way the world fishes has been named Supreme New Zealand Innovator for 2014. (here)  Read More »

  • CDQ group battles delegation over quota

    Alaska’s Congressional delegation is reluctant to talk about changes in the new Magnuson-Stevens Act until they’ve heard more from the state, but one thing is certain: Read More »
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    Not Promoting Nuclear Power is hypocrisy. Wind and solar promotors lie about the problems. Lots of problems

    Whatever your views on climate change, the idea that trying to run modern, civil societies on sunshine and breezes might somehow prevent it is, of course, Read More »
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    Crab pricing commentary a ‘confused and conspiratorial mess’

    This letter is in response to that of Derek Butler, published on June 13 (“GUEST COLUMN: FFAW wants things their way on pricing, not ‘transparency.’”) The Read More »
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    ‘The seafood industry is significant to Maryland’s economy and identity’

    Maryland’s seafood industry has long been the envy of markets around the country, providing more than $600 million each year to the state economy. Stone Slade, Read More »

  • Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute Releases Summary of “Incorporating Environmental Change in Assessments and Management” Workshop

    The meeting was held May 7-8 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology. continued Read More »
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    PFD Reminder for Fishing Crews Following Report on Scallop Boat Sinking Incident That Cost Two Lives

    The Department of Transport has issued a new Marine Notice on the correct use of lifejackets or personal flotation devices PFD’s on fishing vessels. It follows the Read More »
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    Bi-Partisan effort to keep open permanently Newport, Charleston Coast Guard air bases

    “We remain extremely concerned about Coast Guard air facilities in the high-use ports of Newport, Oregon and Charleston, South Carolina,” the four lawmakers wrote Sen. John Read More »
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    U.S. Coast Guard, Japanese Coast Guard and U.S. Navy medevacs fisherman off Guam

    Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard, and U.S. Navy rescued a mariner aboard a fishing vessel south of Guam. On Tuesday, June 7, Read More »
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    A life-long fisherman – Lawrence “Larry” Edward Goodell Sr., 71, of Aberdeen, Washington, has passed away

    Larry was raised within a commercial fishing family where the Columbia River provided a way of life that sustained Larry and his family for generations. Larry’s Read More »

  • We’re talking a little gurry fer cryin’ out loud – Seafood Company Fined for Wastewater Violations

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined Ocean Crest Seafood Inc. $6,610 for violations at its fish-processing plant in Gloucester. During inspections on June Read More »
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    Baby eels remain one of America’s most valuable fish after strong year in Maine

    Baby eels, called elvers, are often worth more than $2,000 per pound because of how valuable they are to Asian aquaculture companies. That makes them one Read More »

  • Record Breaking Salmon Harvest This Year in Alaska

    The commercial salmon harvest this year in Alaska has set an all-time record due primarily to huge returns of pink salmon. The latest statewide total from Read More »

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