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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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  • NMFS is harming efforts to ban the sale of shark fins Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States.

    Absolute foolishness– The Shark Conservation Act of 2010 was designed as a statutory shield to protect the world’s troubled shark populations. Any sensible person would deduce Read More »
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    Coast Guard, federal agencies responding to offshore oil spill in the Gulf

    The Coast Guard is responding to the report of a crude oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report Read More »
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    FISH-NL Taught FFAW A Lesson About Communication

    If the challenge created by FISH-NL taught the FFAW anything, it’s about ensuring good communication with your membership. That’s according to FFAW President Keith Sullivan who Read More »

  • Scientists to Advise on Marine Monument Fishing Regulations, American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area, Kona Crabs, ACL’s

    Renowned scientists from throughout the Pacific will convene in Honolulu June 13 to 15 to provide recommendations on managing fisheries in Hawai‘i, American Samoa, Guam, the Read More »
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    First a hurricane, then an algae bloom. Now Keys fishermen try to weather the coronavirus pandemic

    This day’s haul was a good catch — hundreds of claws ranging in size from large to “colossal.” But this was among the last trips the Read More »

  • No green light for Cape Wind – Cape offshore wind energy foes suffer setback

    The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday denied a petition by wind-farm opponents appealing the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of the proposed Nantucket Read More »

  • “It’s almost like a special run of crab.” Labrador crab fisherman ‘awestruck’ at size of this year’s catch

    A Labrador crab fisherman says this season is shaping up to be the best he’s seen in over 20 years on the water. William Larkham Jr. Read More »

  • Buckley Diversion Dam: Army Corps foot-dragging damming pink salmon to a cruel fate

    To date, the Corps of Engineers has shamelessly dragged its feet despite the fact that NOAA’s Fisheries Service called in 2007 for Buckley Dam to be Read More »
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    Turtle conservation rules cut Hawaii’s swordfish season short for 2nd year in a row

    Swordfish season typically run through the month of June. But the 15 boats that make up Hawaii’s shallow-set longline fleet are sidelined for now. That’s because Read More »

  • A Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and commercial fishing boat owner defends crew (subcontractors)

    “They absolutely will remain the subcontractors on my boat,” said Martin Fisher, the chairman of two advisory panels with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Read More »

  • Omega Protein : Conservation groups and legislators look to change menhaden regulations

    With the lights of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel twinkling in the background, Barry Knight looked at a room full of supporters and realized he no longer Read More »
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    Fishy Findings: 100% Replication Failures

    Science proves… Science says… Research shows… Every week, the above phrases are employed by TV personalities, newspaper journalists, coworkers, friends, and family. When these phrases are Read More »

  • Mass Republican Candidates Sean Bielat – Daniel Botelho Site Over Regulation of Fishing Industry on Campaign Trail

    9th Congressional District race, Daniel Botelho of Fall River. Within the new 9th District, Botelho wants less regulation of the fishing  industry, including more generous catch limits. Read More »
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    Search suspended for fisherman who went overboard off Cape Sable Island

    The search for a fisherman who went overboard Boxing Day morning off Cape Sable Island in Nova Scotia has been suspended. The search effort was called Read More »

  • FWC nabs lobster poaching brothers in the Card Sound Lobster Sanctuary

    Two commercial fishermen — brothers from Homestead — with a history of fisheries violations were nabbed by state wildlife officers Sunday afternoon poaching lobster in the Read More »

  • Fishermen rescued off Cork coast in freezing temperatures and high winds

    Three men have been rescued off the East Cork coast after their boat was in danger of washing up against rocks. The 11m boat they were Read More »

  • Main-a-Dieu crabbers set traps after ice delays season

    Joe Forgeron is finally set to go fishing. The crab fishery officially opened in fishing areas 23 and 24 on April 1, but heavy ice prevented Read More »
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    Sea Trust, Goodwick, Bangor University and Macduff Shellfish work on bait bag pollution

    Sea Trust is working Macduff Shellfish, the largest shellfish supplier in Europe, , and the specialist BioComposites Centre at Bangor University in seeking to find a Read More »

  • Why FDA’s Frankenfish salmon report is fundamentally flawed

    Real trouble with Frankenfish But the FDA’s report approving the salmon misses the point. It misunderstands salmon history. It neglects the complicated nature of the global Read More »
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    Islay whisky collection up for auction in aid of RNLI – Scotch Whisky News

    The Islay Sea Collection, a group of seven malt whiskies from each of Islay’s coastal distilleries presented in a one of a kind display case is Read More »
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    Admiralty and Maritime Law: Nearly 50% of Marine Accidents Involved Commercial Fishing Boats

    According to data on CDC.gov, commercial fishing is one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States, with a fatality rate 29 times higher than Read More »

  • Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 68′ Steel Trawler – Clammer/Scalloper

    Specifications and information here  22:10 Read More »
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    Right whale found entangled in Canadian lobster fishing gear in U.S. waters

    A right whale found entangled in lobster fishing gear in waters off the southern United States was disentangled by U.S. marine mammal rescue responders last weekend. Read More »

  • New England fishing industry blames government limits for downfall – They’re right, but citizens don’t “get it” in Knoxville!

    As fishermen are sidelined, taking their boats out of service for lack of work, New England’s marine industry that repairs, stores and cleans boats is next Read More »

  • New Mississippi rule on oysters not based on science, Vietnamese group says in lawsuit

    A lawsuit alleges the state’s ban on basket dredges for harvesting oysters was illegally based on “personal opinion and conjecture” and erodes the livelihood of Vietnamese Read More »

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