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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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    New Zealand: Regulatory approval of new innovative trawl technology

    Fisheries New Zealand has approved the use of the Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) Modular Harvest System (MHS) in North Island inshore fisheries for snapper, tarakihi, trevally, Read More »

  • Trolling for king salmon in Sitka

    The winter troll line in Sitka extends from Point Woodhouse on Biorka Island to Cape Edgecumbe, just off the volcano. The season continues from Oct. 11 Read More »

  • Blue cod numbers declining in southern waters

    Declining numbers of blue cod in southern waters have prompted a review of catch limits for the 2024-25 year. A Fisheries New Zealand discussion paper says Read More »

  • Sustainabi​lity certificat​ion – Questionna​ire on a NOAA alternativ​e

    The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to Fisheries and Aquaculture. We would greatly appreciate the NFI’s assistance in distributing this brief survey Read More »
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    Scientists warn drug pollution in rivers reaching damaging levels for animals and ecosystems

    Medicines including antibiotics and epilepsy drugs are increasingly being found in the world’s rivers at concentrations that can damage ecosystems, a study has shown. Dutch researchers Read More »
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    Coast Guard searches for fisherman overboard 100 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana

    The Coast Guard is searching for a 55 year-old man who reportedly fell overboard approximately 100 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, Monday morning. Coast Guard Sector Read More »

  • South Atlantic Offshore drilling fight is still on

    Despite a major victory in November, the fight against drilling for oil off South Carolina’s coast isn’t over yet. President Barack Obama used his executive power Read More »

  • UPDATED! BREAKING: 4 dead, Dozens Injured in Gulf of Mexico oil rig fire

    One person was killed and 16 were injured after an oil rig burst into flame in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, Mexico’s state-run oil company said. Read More »

  • Gulf of Maine lobster forecast to give industry early warning

    Early indicators of lobster movement could help the industry prepare for the kind of conditions that occurred in 2012, when unusually high ocean temperatures prompted lobsters Read More »
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    Transportation Safety Board calls for greater attention to safety in commercial fishing

    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is calling for greater attention to safety on commercial fishing vessels as the industry remains one of the most dangerous Read More »

  • Yellowtail flounder giveaway will not harm scallopers this year

    The scallop fleet heaved a collective sigh of relief Friday when NOAA Fisheries announced the industry would not suffer for a good deed. Every year, groundfishermen and Read More »

  • Alaska – Compass: Commercial, charter fishermen target trawl fleet’s bycatch

    Commercial and sport fishing interests in Alaska are no strangers to allocation battles over the resources that fuel our businesses and ways of life. It’s a Read More »

  • NDP mock Liberals over fish kills – FISH KILL 2013 – At a river near YOU!

    P.E.I.’s NDP have released a poster mocking what they call government inaction on fish kills in the Island’s rivers. “There have been 38 significant fish kills Read More »

  • Kenai council gets an earful after biggest-ever “Alaskan Woodstock”, dipnet season

    According to the Peninsula Clarion, frustrated residents at a recent Kenai City Council meeting all seem to agree: Kenai River dipnetting season is becoming an unbearably Read More »

  • ‘Working Waterfront Support Fund’ helping Maine fishermen impacted by recent storms

    It could be a while before Maine’s commercial fishing industry really sees the extent of the damage caused by the recent storms and flooding. Restoration efforts Read More »

  • Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council eyes sea coral protection in mid-Atlantic

    The council’s ecosystems and ocean planning committee, which is considering alternatives for the council to present for public hearings, wrestled with how to balance the goal Read More »
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    Louisiana sues NMFS over ‘devastating’ rule for its shrimpers

    Louisiana has sued the National Marine Fisheries Service in New Orleans federal court to stop it from implementing a regulation that obliges certain shrimp fishermen to Read More »

  • Bait company’s freezer nearly empty. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has declared an emergency!

    The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has declared an emergency so the state’s one menhaden bait boat can begin fishing two weeks early. Louisiana Bait Products Read More »
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    Global Diving Helps Refloat Boats After Hurricane Harvey

    The fishing vessel R&R is floating once again after spending a month at the bottom of Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass, Texas. The 100-ton shrimp boat Read More »

  • The HSUS Criticizes Federal Agency’s Decision to Delay Protecting Porpoises in Atlantic Waters

    The National Marine Fisheries Service is legally responsible under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to protect harbor porpoises,” said Sharon Young, marine issues field director for Read More »

  • Energy giant pays off fisherman blocking Wicklow wind farm 

    A fisherman from Co Wicklow has settled with an offshore wind developer in a landmark case expected to send waves through a renewable energy ­industry grappling Read More »
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    Lobster dispute boils over in Guysborough County

    “Somebody’s going to be killed,” Austin Chambers hollered at the Mountie, pounding his fist into an open hand. The officer from the Sherbrooke detachment had been Read More »

  • Kennebec Journal: OUR OPINION: We need answer to smelt decline before it’s too late

    Rainbow smelt were once found as far south as Chesapeake Bay, and were particularly abundant along the Gulf of Maine. Now, the small, tasty fish has Read More »

  • Sensible decision: Walmart agrees to sell Alaska salmon after all – So do we let them off the hook? or beat on ’em?!!

    A controversy about labeling Alaska salmon appears to be headed toward a resolution with a sensible decision by Walmart to not reject the sustainable fish supply Read More »

  • How old is that lobster, anyway??!!

    HE’S spent the last six months researching lobsters, so Southern Cross University postdoctoral researcher Dr Jesse Leland was right at home in this underwater world in Read More »

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