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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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  • Fisherman Charles Wertz, Jr. pled guilty in federal district court to one count of wire fraud and two counts of falsifying federal records

    An investigation initiated in July 2010 by NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) into Research Set-Aside (RSA) program violations culminated in a guilty plea on August Read More »
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    First Nova Scotia Lobster Day being ‘shell-abrated’

    With the final Friday in February officially proclaimed Nova Scotia Lobster Day by the provincial government, it’ time to ‘shell-abrate,’ says the South Shore Tourism Cooperative.” Read More »
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    The fatal truth about commercial fishing

    A note from the authors: Dear readers, we have wanted to cover this story for a long time. Given the fishing tragedies this province has endured, Read More »

  • Not so fast on Atlantic marine monument – By Jon Williams

    An ongoing campaign led by large, well-funded environmental organizations is urging President Obama to use the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate parts of the Atlantic Ocean—such Read More »
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    Missing fisherman’s mum ‘not ready to say goodbye’ after family already hit by tragedy

    A mum whose son is missing at sea has spoken about her “unbearable pain”. Carl McGrath and his two crewmates Alan Minard and Ross Ballantine were Read More »

  • Palau burns Vietnamese boats caught fishing illegally

    Palau’s president, Tommy Remengesau Jr., said the boats were burned Friday morning. “I think it’s necessary to burn the boats,” he said. “There’s a lot of Read More »
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    Sitka mariner dies in engine room accident

    A Sitka fisherman died on Monday (8-19-24), after an accident in the engine room of his boat. Alaska State Troopers report that 75-year-old Barry McKee was Read More »

  • Commercial Fisherman Jimmy Bourque, Sr., of St. Martinville, La, has passed away

    Jimmy Bourque, Sr., a dedicated commercial fisherman, has sadly passed away at the age of 77, in his hometown of St. Martinville. Born on December 11, Read More »
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    Hurricane Irma blasts Florida: ‘Monster’ storm charges up coast after hitting Miami and Tampa

    5.8 million without power as Hurricane Irma tracks coast – Storm kills at least four in Florida after 38 dead in Caribbean – 10,000 could have Read More »

  • BP Must Cover Business Losses Without Evidence

    Business-loss claims under a civil settlement related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster do not evidence of causation, the 5th Circuit ruled Monday.  This marks the second Read More »

  • NOAA Raises Northeast Monkfish Limits For Many, Not All

    Thanks to a request by the New England Fishery Management Council, NOAA announced a proposal to relax regulations for monkfish in the Gulf of Maine and Read More »
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    Inuit Seal Hunters Lash Out At Green Peace For Anti-Hunting Campaign

    Since the Green Peace anti-seal hunting campaign came out in full force in Canada in the 1970’s, the Inuit way of life has been impacted severely.  While Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Newport, RI – June 16, thru June 18, 2015 – Listen Live!

    The New England Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet June 16 – 18, 2015 at Hotel Viking, Newport, RI. View the Revised Council Meeting Agenda, Read More »
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    Nova Scotia upping its game on lobster quality

    An internationally recognized quality standard for holding lobsters will be among the new regulations for the recently amended provincial Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act. “Nova Scotia Read More »
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    Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 1, 2021

    More than 1.9 million sockeye returned to the Nushagak District, the fleet hauled in its largest single-day harvest ever of 1.773 million fish. The timing isn’t Read More »
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    F/V Scandies Rose: Survivor Dean Gribble Jr. describes 20-foot seas,”worst possible conditions.”- Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking

    In a YouTube video, Dean Gribble Jr. explains the people on board the Dutch Harbor-based vessel – with business operations out of Seattle – went “from Read More »
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    Take a look inside Shetland fishing crew’s 30% bigger boat

    She made her maiden appearance in Shetland’s largest port last weekend. Skipper Chris Duncan described her as “top class”. And it is hard to argue, considering Read More »

  • Nova Scotia to ban drilling on, around Sable Island

    The Nova Scotia government took another step to help make Sable Island Canada’s 43rd national park Wednesday. Energy Minister Charlie Parker tabled legislation that would ban Read More »

  • Now We’re Talkin”! Iron sprinkling project by a “messing around, bumbling guy,” spawned the growth of enormous amounts of plankton. NOAA provided 20 instrument-laden buoys, Claims the agency had been “misled”.

    I love this! The scientific community and the econuts are OUTRAGED! Outraged I tell ya! You tell me what you think. Leave a comment. A California Read More »

  • California Pricing Scheme for Commercial Fishing Licenses Found Unfair

    Plaintiff Kevin Marilley filed the class action in 2013, California charged out-of-state residents like him $3,260 for a commercial fishing license, commercial fishing vessel registration, a Read More »
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    $20M+ in federal funds to California fisheries for disaster relief, $7M+ Oregon

    More than $7,000,000 is going to Oregon fisheries as part of $42,000,000 in federal fishery disaster funding. Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced allocation of Read More »

  • Tholepin Blog has NMFS on the Defensive! – They say you’re not credible, when even they can’t get it right?

    “Tholepin is not a credible source,” she wrote. The blogger was, at the time, quoting the federal agency’s own figures for numbers on bycatch. (Julie)Speegle NOAA, subsequently warned “I usually urge (use Read More »
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    Saturday service to remember those lost at sea

    The annual Fishermen’s Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial on Stacey Boulevard. Joe Parisi, a member of the Read More »

  • Ocean blob brings tropical fish to B.C. coast

    Something unusual is happening off the coast of British Columbia. Fish species normally found in the warm waters of the tropics are finding their way north — and Read More »

  • Nova Scotia Lobster season off to rough start, weather delays – Prices up!

    Nova Scotia fishermen who take part in the world’s biggest lobster season have been delayed by wind and hampered by storms. “Somebody has to speak with Read More »

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