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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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    Many Connecticut families will enjoy the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve, thanks to the 40 or so shellfish harvesters licensed in the state. Read More »
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    ‘No one knows what the risks are,’ say New England fishermen about pending offshore wind farm project

    In early May, Revolution Wind’s co-developers, Ørsted and Eversource, welcomed Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee and other officials at the Port of Providence to celebrate the Read More »

  • Washington again delays commercial crabbing on south coast

    Commercial crab fishing continues to be delayed on a portion of Washington’s southern coast. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday that tests show Read More »

  • Mississippi Department of Marine Resources opening more waters for shrimping on Monday

    BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will open additional waters for shrimping on Monday, Sept. 29, according to a news release. Beginning at Read More »
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    Nantucket Residents Against Turbines: Presser Wednesday to announce federal lawsuit to halt construction

    The group indicated Tuesday that their suit will be based on efforts to protect the Northern Atlantic right whale. “The MA/RI wind lease areas cover one Read More »

  • NOAA swordfish plan met with opposition at public meeting

    If the U.S. government wants to create new opportunities to harvest more swordfish in order to fulfill its international quota by creating a new open-access commercial Read More »

  • Imported Iceland fresh cod fillet sales to US soar nearly tripling purchases to 936t, up from 355t a year ago

    Overall fresh fillet exports from Iceland nearly doubled over first six months of the year, driven by huge increase in sales to the UK and US. 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 »

  • FWC biologists: Lobster casitas too problematic

    “We’re done,” said marine salver John Coffin, who has worked with other commercial divers to legalize casitas. “I really feel betrayed by (FWC) staff. The biology Read More »
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    Narcan: Saved at Sea

    Narcan is a lifesaving medication for the treatment of opioid overdose, but stigma around addiction limits access to it. This clip from the documentary film “Untreated Read More »

  • FISHERMEN OPPOSE INDUSTRIALISATION OF OUR OCEANS

    “The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) remains steadfast in its opposition to the industrialisation of our oceans, despite the shrinking of the original proposed lease Read More »

  • U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton gets backing from Keating, and Lynch for observer coverage from NOAA’s Asset Forfeiture Fund

    On Thursday, the freshman Democrat from the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District announced he and two other New England representatives (Reps. William Keating, D-Mass., and Congressman Stephen Read More »

  • The thorny business of sea urchins – Video

    Joe Leask spends most of his workday much like he starts it: swallowed in darkness. First by the morning, and later by the sea. Awake at Read More »
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    Elda Curtis Henry, followed in his Commercial Fisherman fathers footsteps, has passed away

    Family and friends are mourning the loss of “Curt,” since he passed away in Eureka in the presence of his family.,, After graduating Arcata High School Read More »

  • Trump Could Put an End to Biden’s Offshore Wind Vanity Projects

    One of the early decision points to be faced by incoming President Donald Trump will be what to do about the Biden administration’s costly and destructive Read More »
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    Marine Accident Investigation Branch: Royal Navy submarine towing trawler endangered fishermen’s lives

    A Royal Navy submarine which towed a fishing trawler at speed through the Irish Sea endangered the lives of the crew, inspectors said. The Karen was Read More »
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    Captain Happy

    He got his first boat in 1969; he named it Miss Tina. It was old, needed lots of work, and was small. He was young, somewhat Read More »

  • Greenpeace’s cynical toytown fantasy – Fishing Body Rejects Basis for Greenpeace’s Divisive Court Action

    “Despite Greenpeace’s claims that they champion small boat fishermen, they have once again failed to think through the practical implications of what they are proposing. The Read More »

  • Plan for Dusky shark doesn’t please Oceana cons

    The federal government isn’t going far enough with a plan to protect a threatened shark that lives off the East Coast and has been decimated by Read More »

  • P.E.I. lobster harvesters seeing low prices despite strong catches

    With only a few weeks left in lobster season on Prince Edward Island, fishers are seeing lower prices. New London, P.E.I., lobster harvester Peter Pidgeon said Read More »

  • Fewer right whales seen, counted in Gulf of Maine

    Only one North Atlantic right whale was spotted in the Gulf of Maine this fall by biologists who are tracking the species. “Right whales have different Read More »

  • Fisheries ministers from the Maritime provinces have named a three-member independent lobster panel

    The panel has a representative from each province: • New Brunswick: Gilles Thériault, a long-time fishing consultant • Nova Scotia: John Hanlon, a retired area manager Read More »
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    ‘Alaska’s secret wild salmon prices hurt everybody,’ fisheries journalist says

    A prominent fisheries journalist is calling into question the transparency of how much Alaskan salmon fishermen get paid for their catch. John Fiorillo is the executive editor Read More »
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    Lobster Boat Races come to Rockland

    Lobstermen in Rockland weren’t hauling any traps today, but that doesn’t mean their boats weren’t in action. Summer in Maine is actually multiple seasons rolled into Read More »

  • The NOAA Drones! Unmanned vessels deployed for Alaska ocean research

    Researchers in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s west coast will get help this summer from drones, but not the kind that fly. The NOAA and private Read More »

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