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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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F/V Haida Lady Update: Vessel has been raised, Coast Guard concludes monitoring diesel fuel clean-up near Sitka, Alaska
The fishing vessel, Haida Lady, has been raised with lift bags and dewatering pumps, and is tied off to shore. Approximately 1,550 gallons of diesel fuel Read More » -
Not what I’m seeing: Crab fisherman thinks stock healthier than scientists say
Port de Grave snow crab fisherman says he’s baffled by a bleak stock assessment recently released by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. While federal scientists said there has Read More » -
Oregon and California Senators seek fishery disaster declaration
Oregon’s and California’s senators called for a federal salmon fishery disaster declaration for both states to support economic recovery for coastal communities, in a letter Friday Read More » -
Dozens of Icelandic Fishermen Charged with Tax Fraud
Fifty-seven Icelandic fishermen, who worked for Icelandic fisheries abroad, are suspected of having failed to pay income tax in Iceland, where they resided, Fréttatíminn reports. Their Read More » -
Fishermen across the East say their industry’s on a knife edge due to Coronavirus crisis
At Leigh on Sea in Essex, fisherman Paul Gibson says he’s experienced several challenges over the years, none of which amount to this scale. “The fishing Read More » -
How does the Chesapeake Bay spell antacid relief? O-Y-S-T-E-R-S!
Like ocean waters around the world, the Chesapeake has become more and more acidic as a result of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Read More » -
Japan’s squid fishermen grow irate over North Korean missiles
Japanese squid fishermen are starting to feel like sitting ducks as North Korea continues to fire ballistic missiles that end up hitting their fishing grounds in Read More » -
Carteret County board blasts MFC “draconian measures,” in resolution
Carteret County will join supporters of the commercial shrimp fishing trade, voicing opposition to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission’s decision to pursue tougher restrictions for shrimp Read More » -
Maine To Set Up New Collaborative To Research Lobster Fishery
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources is launching a half-million-dollar project to get a more comprehensive scientific assessment of one of the state’s most valuable resources — Read More » -
Cameras on boats ‘an invasion of privacy’
A group of fishermen could be heading to court to fight a plan to use cameras and GPS trackers to monitor commercial trawlers. Consultation by the Read More » -
Tassal recommends shareholders accept $1.1 billion takeover bid from Canadian seafood giant Cooke
The last remaining Australian-owned major salmon producer looks set to go to foreign hands, after Canadian aquaculture company Cooke upped its offer for Tassal. Tassal told Read More » -
VIDEO – Bureau of Land Management, NOAA, NMFS, US Interior, BOEM, National Ocean Policy Same Same Same
Support Nevada Cattle Rancher Cliven Bundy – You will be supporting your industry too. This is all too familiar. It must stop. Watch this video. 10:22 Read More » -
Analysis: France looks at night rescues to lift partial wind farm fishing ban
Fishermen in France are vehemently opposed to an offshore wind project under development off Le Treport. Commercial fishing within offshore wind installations is banned in most Read More » -
From pencil to computer: Lobstermen adapting to digital data collection
Just 10% of Maine’s lobster fishermen, selected randomly each year, are required to report landings and other data to the Department of Marine Resources. They use Read More » -
Live Coverage. Lobster in the Trap.
Unlock the mysteries of the deep. Lobster trap Cam. Halifax Harbor. Links to other live cams around Nova Scotia. Link Read More » -
New Power in the Heart of the Alaskan Beast: faithful Cummins diesel engines replaced with state-of-the-art version.
MarineLink.com – Fans of the popular Discovery Channel series “The Deadliest Catch” thrill at the sight of the 113-foot, black-hulled Time Bandit’s bow rearing out of Read More » -
Video Release: Coast Guard conducts long-range medevac 230 miles northwest of St. Paul, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, forward deployed to Forward Operating Location Cold Bay, medevaced an injured fisherman off the 173-foot commercial Read More » -
Two classes of fishermen: Kings and Serfs
When you hear of fishermen being divided by the government into two classes — “kings” and “serfs” — you would think it would be from medieval Read More » -
“Deadliest Catch” Skipper Sig Hanson will be a contestant on the upcoming “Celebrity Apprentice.”
NBC on Tuesday announced the lineup of 16 personalities who will compete for their favorite charities as the reality show returns for a new season in Read More » -
Fishing Boat’s Chief Mate Charged With Killing Eight Crewmembers
Early this year, the suspect was serving as the chief mate aboard the tuna fishing vessel Wen Peng on a voyage in the Indian Ocean. On Read More » -
Massachusetts: At Large Seat on NEFMC- Needs to be filled – Applications due Dcember 1
Interested in serving on the New England Fishery Management Council? Applications are due 12/1: http://ow.ly/EMVk6 09:34 Read More » -
U.S. Secretary of Commerce has declared the Fraser River sockeye salmon run a “fishery disaster”
Fisheries managers blame the decline on poor ocean conditions, warm river temperatures and habitat decline, among other things.The Fraser River empties out near Vancouver, British Columbia. The Read More » -
The grim lesson of Little Bay Islands
I can remember traveling to Little Bay Islands in 1957 when I was 10 years old with my father on the MV Grace Boehner delivering flour Read More » -
Invitation to MFI Workshop on “Incorporating Environmental Change in Assessments and Management” – Steve Cadrin and Brian Rothschild
April 17, 2013 — We invite you to participate in a Workshop hosted by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute (MFI) on “Incorporating Environmental Change in Assessments Read More » -
Baker | A haddock fishery for Newfoundland?
It seems haddock are making a comeback on the south coast of Newfoundland. The comeback is such that scientists believe the stock could support some form Read More »
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