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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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    Maine Is Drowning in Lobsters – The market is booming, but it’s not making anybody rich

    In his famous 1968 essay “The Tragedy of the Commons,” biologist Garrett Hardin singled out ocean fishing as a prime example of self-interested individuals short-sightedly depleting Read More »

  • P.E.I. tuna fisherman getting 30 ton Atlantic bluefin quota increase

    According to a news release from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, there are more than 300 tuna fishermen across P.E.I. Jeff MacNeill is one of them. He Read More »

  • Cyr Couturier, executive director, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association Blames Federal Policy in Gray Aqua woes

    Cyr Couturier, executive director of the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association, said that under Canadian Food Inspection Agency rules Gray Aqua Group had to destroy fish infected Read More »
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    “Talking” Cod Found To Have Regional Accents

    Professor Simpson: ‘There is a vast ecosystem on our doorstep which we barely understand – but all rely on. It’s time to get out there and Read More »

  • Great Lakes commercial fishermen get hands-on experience in emergency procedures

    To assist with this effort Michigan Sea Grant coordinated six Drill Conductor Training courses held throughout the Great Lakes region recently to help Great Lakes commercial Read More »
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    EU Trawlers Step Up ‘Pulse’ Fishing Efforts, Devastating British Fisheries Ahead of Brexit

    European Union trawlers have been stepping up illegal ‘pulse fishing’ in British waters under a special EU derogation, inflicting “total devastation” on the North Sea.  The Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, Aug 16, 2015

    The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »
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    Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission rejects NJ’s proposed flounder regulations

    The drama surrounding New Jersey’s summer flounder regulations continued Monday, as a regional fisheries management board rejected the state’s adopted regulations for the popular marine catch Read More »
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    Crabber’s Emergency Relief Fund

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    Cushing captain to admit guilt in deaths of crew members

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  • Anyone that supports this should be forced to lick the skidmarks out of Fred Krupps Dirty skiveys

    Vitter: Gulf Council Considers Red Snapper Allocation Pushed by NY Based Environmental Activist Group. The amendment today is endorsed by the New York based Environmental Defense Read More »
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    Queensland Fishers can expect ‘biggest changes industry has ever seen’

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  • Public Meetings, Public Hearings, Amendment 28 – Red Snapper Allocation-March 10 through March 24, Various Locations

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    Theresa May warned over handing UK fishing waters to Brussels

    Despite failing to capture a Commons majority, the Prime Minister has insisted she will stick to the schedule and get the Brexit talks underway despite pressure Read More »

  • Share the Gulf Coalition to promote fair access to the red snapper fishery.

    The issue in front of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, the federal body charged with regulating red snapper, is what helped catalyze the group’s Read More »

  • The fate of the $150 million in federal disaster aid still in limbo at year’s end

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  • NOAA/NMFS: Closed Areas off southern New England to re-open for groundfish​ing for remainder of fishing year 2013

    As part of its efforts to mitigate some of the challenges facing New England groundfishermen this season, today, NOAA Fisheries announced that some areas that have Read More »
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    Current fishery situation is not sustainable – Kent Martin

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  • Mid Atlantic: National Ocean Policy threatens new regulatory burdens

    Since its creation by Executive Order in 2010, the Obama administration has hailed its National Ocean Policy (NOP) as a non-regulatory, stakeholder-driven initiative that will lead Read More »
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    New Blue Catfish Regulation Threatening Health of Chesapeake Bay and Business

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    Police believe P.E.I. fish processor scammed out of load of lobster

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