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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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    Lobster wars: Norfolk fisherman says too many people cashing in, lobsters being overfished

    A Norfolk fisherman with more than 40 years of experience has raised fears that the region’s shores are being overfished of lobsters. David Chambers said bad Read More »

  • NEFMC fails to agree on scallopers’ wish to enter long-closed areas

    Thursday the council failed to come to terms about the specifics of the plan in Georges Bank, which centers on an area on the Canadian line Read More »
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    Efforts to plug oil leak in British WWII tanker torpedoed by U-boat off US coast

    A team has been working to stop oil leaking from a British tanker sunk off the US coast during World War Two. The Coimbra was carrying Read More »
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    The Lunacy of Global Seafood Supply Chains

    Like all global supply chains right now, this one feels unstable and unsustainable. Most of the seafood we eat in America, even in Gloucester, the country’s Read More »

  • Construction of subsea power cable for Cutler Naval Communications Station has Scallopers concerned

    Fishermen in Machias Bay are on alert as the construction of a subsea power cable is set to get underway. Some met with representatives from the Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 21, 2017

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 16:57 Read More »

  • Some better news for haddock, and fishermen. Really?

    THE GLOOMY clouds hanging over New England’s fisheries lifted a bit last week when the NOAA reported that several species were no longer overfished off US shores, Read More »

  • LI fisherman’s death inspires change to permit law

    Assemb. Fred Thiele on Thursday said he introduced legislation that would end a technicality barring commercial fishing licenses from being passed to family members who don’t live Read More »

  • Coldwater Lobster Association wants more members, says many issues facing Nova Scotia industry

    Coldwater Lobster Association, covering Lobster Fishing Area 34 in southwestern Nova Scotia, says there are issues that could have dire outcomes on the lobster industry. The Read More »

  • This GOP governor wants to halt offshore oil and gas exploration

    “This ruling is very disappointing to the administration, and could have a negative impact on the ocean and its wildlife,”  The stance is a rare one Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Young Bros. (Slippery 38) Lobster Boat, 6 Cylinder Cummins 6BTA Diesel

    Specifications, information and 11 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:25 Read More »
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    Black gill showing up early

    Black gill showed up early this year in Georgia’s shrimp. The evidence came from the first trawl of a day-long research cruise out of Skidaway Institute Read More »
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    Tough time for West Coast tuna fishermen as Albacore catch dwindles along the coast

    Ask any fishermen, processor, buyer and they will say the same thing: It’s been an abysmal season for albacore tuna. Commercial tuna fishermen are going out Read More »

  • N.L. protest cause rooted in price-setting systems for fishers and processors

    The protest that erupted Wednesday outside the legislature in Newfoundland and Labrador has its roots in a complex, years-long struggle between independent fish harvesters and processors Read More »
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    The Untold Truth Of Bumble Bee Tuna

    If you’re curious about the history of this thoroughly American product, grab your life vests and Dramamine pills, and set sail with us to discover the Read More »

  • Trout River one part of a global concern – experiencing poor salmon returns

    The Western Star –  There are some pretty big concerns about salmon stocks in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to Don Ivany. The issue is as close Read More »
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    Low Numbers of Sacramento and Klamath River Salmon Point to Poor Season

    Recreational and commercial fishermen attending the annual salmon fishery information meeting in Santa Rosa on March 1 received grim news from state and federal biologists – Read More »
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    Whale conservationist tackles fishing industry

    A whale conservationist with a radical style says he intends to move forward with a “whale safety” initiative petition for 2020 in Massachusetts to ban vertical Read More »
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    Legal playing field tilted against dead fishermen

    When commercial fishermen and other seafarers die on the job, does the law provide justice for their survivors? The case of the Mary B II’s deadly Read More »

  • Women put off fishing and brewing by safety and macho behaviour

    Macho behaviour and safety fears are putting women off working in the brewing and fisheries industries, according to research. Genevieve Kurilec, a commercial fishing captain, who Read More »

  • Silver Bay Seafoods in American Samoa to recruit for their Summer Seafood Processing

    About 200 job seekers turned up at the Tradewinds Saturday to learn about job opportunities offered by Silver Bay Seafoods in Alaska, an integrated processor of Read More »

  • PR, first aid training tailored for fishermen

    It pays to play it safe. Plus, when it comes to fishing, safety may be job one before the hooks are set and the nets are Read More »

  • Safety board wraps up Miss Ally probe

    HALIFAX – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it could find no safety deficiencies after investigating the capsizing last month of a Nova Scotia fishing Read More »
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    Search for missing St. Lawrence fisherman continues a week after official search ended

    The search for missing fisherman Issac Kettle continued on Thursday with the help of supply vessel Paul A. Sacuta, tug boat Keewatin and sonar equipment supplied Read More »

  • Virginia shucks oyster taxes, starts user fees

    On Monday, Virginia officially shucks its antiquated bushel-based tax system for commercial oyster operations and replaces it with annual user fees. But not all watermen are Read More »

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