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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Coast Guard rescues fisherman in Oregon Inlet, NC
The Coast Guard rescued a man suffering back pain Tuesday from a fishing vessel near Oregon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders were notified Monday at Read More » -
Video – Fishermen upset after West Coast sardine season halted
Sal Mineo casts his nets four to five hours out from Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf. But the commercial season has been declared over, two months early this Read More » -
OPINION: Reel them in – Regional fisheries councils violate constitution and hurt accountability
That is the position in which many fishermen find themselves. They share a desire for sustainable fisheries and support some of the federal efforts at Read More » -
DEP officials hear opposition to salmon farm – “I am still shocked that we are talking about it”
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s will and capacity to adequately appraise American Aquafarms’ proposed plan to discharge a combined 4.1 billion gallons of diluted wastewater Read More » -
UPDATED: Lobster vessel runs aground on Shelburne County coastline, recovered.
The lobster fishing vessel Norwegian Nightmare sustained minimal damage after going aground on the Charlesville coastline around 4 a.m. on May 10 while on its way Read More » -
Economic destructive inflation: Falling wholesale prices put squeeze on Maine lobstermen
The price lobstermen got for their catches hovered around $8 a pound in 2021, which they said was one of their best years ever, with a Read More » -
N.C. State Senate votes to delay changes to shrimping rules
The N.C. Senate voted Thursday to put up a hurdle to proposed rule-making by the state Marine Fisheries Commission spurred by a petition that calls for Read More » -
Crew safe after fishing boat stranded on Newfoundland’s south coast
The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Thursday morning that the crew of a fishing boat that ran aground off the coast of Fortune on Newfoundland’s south coast Read More » -
Guest column: Warnings about seismic testing, Neil A. Armingeon of St. Augustine
The noise is constant, every 16 seconds, 24 hour a day, for weeks on end. Could you read? Communicate with your family? This isn’t science fiction. Read More » -
NOAA answers lobstermen’s critique of whale rules science
NOAA Fisheries released a more detailed response Wednesday to criticisms of the science it used to develop new protections for North Atlantic right whales,,, The response was Read More » -
Lobstermen depend on boat hauler Paul McDonald, he’s feeling the heat. Big time.
The way Paul McDonald sees it, lobster fishermen need him, not the other way around. Well, a large percentage of lobster fishermen in the Louisbourg region Read More » -
Plans For Offshore Wind Energy Draw Criticism At Hearing In Southampton On Monday
“We know the moment [the federal government] gets a taste of wind farms in the Atlantic, we are going to be playing whack-a-mole with energy and Read More » -
Tough topic, tough audience for Sullivan in debate with Begich on fisheries issues in Kodiak
A sharp, wide-ranging debate on Alaska fisheries Wednesday evening saw organizers and Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich put Republican challenger Dan Sullivan on the defensive over his pro-development Read More » -
Alaska: Fisheries politics was rough for all in 2015; let’s at least have a working truce in 2016
Gov. Walker’s recent appointment of three individuals to the Alaska Board of Fisheries seems to send the message “Let’s move on.” 2015 was unique for Alaska fisheries, Read More » -
Sea lampreys may be established in inland waterway
The findings are preliminary but show the importance of determining whether the same thing is happening in other inland lakes, said Marc Gaden, spokesman for the Read More » -
Fishermen Using Experimental Lionfish Traps
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is advising the public that several commercial fishermen will be using “experimental lionfish traps” this summer, and said boaters Read More » -
Not for the pot: how ‘V-notching’ lobsters may help save them
Cornishman Ned Bailey has caught and returned ‘notched’ lobsters for years as part of a broader effort to preserve stocks. But many fishers do not. He Read More » -
It’s here! First batch of Copper River Salmon arrives in Seattle
It’s that time of year again when Copper River salmon arrives in Seattle! More than 16,000 pounds of the tasty fish arrived at Sea-Tac Airport early Read More » -
Australian Maritime Safety Authority conducts crackdown on fishermen taking drugs
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is undertaking a major campaign across Far North Queensland targeting fishing fleets under the influence of drugs. Five men have already Read More » -
Lobstermen earn majority of commercial fishing haul
Maine’s commercial fishermen earned about half of what they did last year, according to preliminary data released on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Marine Resources Read More » -
Hoyle’s bill to support commercial fishing in port infrastructure passes House and Senate
Last week, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle’s (OR-04) “Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act” (H.R. 4618) passed both the House and Senate as part of Read More » -
F/V Kelly Anne, High ‘n Dry at Refuge Cove – (Great photos!)
(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska – In the wee hours this morning, the F/V Kelly Anne, out of Washington, grounded on the Refuge Cove beach in the Sunset Read More » -
Louisiana Shrimp Task Force approves money to assess sustainability
The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force approved spending $10,000 for a fishery sustainability pre-assessment to be done in the state. A pre-assessment is the first step in Read More » -
Anglers debate OC offshore wind farm – Dredging and fishing near turbines could (will)be prohibited
ANNAPOLIS — If a wind farm is ever built off the coast of Ocean City, it could enhance recreational fishing by creating artificial reefs, but hurt commercial Read More » -
A Dragger and Her Captain, Soon to Part Ways
Captain Greg Mayhew recently sold the ship’s groundfish permit — the last on the Vineyard — to The Nature Conservancy, which has partnered with the Martha’s Read More »
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