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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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    The Blessing of the Fleet in Lafitte returned Saturday!

    The blessing of the fleet in Lafitte returned Saturday April 24, 2021, after taking a year off because of the coronavirus pandemic. A boat-blessing tradition started Read More »

  • Letter: West Coast fishermen under NOAA siege, too

    Much has been revealed about the heavy-handed tactics of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement during the era of Jane Lubchenco’s leadership. As a West Coast fisherman, Read More »

  • UPDATED: The 76-foot fishing tender Neptune – Haines Harbor Reopens As Cleanup Efforts Continue

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    After year in DC, NMFS Chris Oliver reflects on fisheries progress

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    Interview: ‘Wicked Tuna’ star Dave Marciano talks misconceptions about fishermen

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    Please, Donate if You Can to the San Francisco fishing fleet fire recovery fund

    An early morning fire destroyed Pier 45, Shed C on May 23. While we were fortunate not to lose any lives in this tragedy, San Francisco Read More »

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  • Eddie Emery: A man in a building in a city somewhere

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  • Staff at Irish Aquarium Baffled as Rare Albino Lobster Turns Blue!

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  • Crossing the Bar – David C. DuBois of Mattapoisett, founder and principal owner of Marine Safety Consultants, Inc

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  • Legal issues holding up fish-farming complaint to environmental commission

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  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 28, 2015

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  • The Scheduled Auction of F/V Krystle James in Fairhaven Has Been Cancelled!

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    Corexit Dispersant used in BP oil spill sickened workers, new federal study confirms

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  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for July 5, 2016

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