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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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U.S. offshore wind plans are utterly collapsing
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Steel Scalloper/Lobster/Longliner
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EU backs U.S. lobster trade deal
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Some B.C. salmon runs face ‘meaningful chance of extinction’ after landslide
The landslide prompted officials at multiple levels of government to organize a rescue mission that saw thousands of salmon, which are very vulnerable to stress, lifted Read More » -
News Release: Coast Guard to boaters in Tropical Storm Andrea’s path: prepare now
The Coast Guard is urging the maritime community and the boating public to track Tropical Storm Andrea’s progress and take early action to protect themselves and Read More » -
Lobster processing bill OK’d by Mass State Senate
“Massachusetts has the second largest lobster catch in the country,” Tarr said in a statement. “To keep from being left behind, we should expand our ability Read More » -
DFO rejects rock crab plan to ease lobster bait shortage
The P.E.I. government has asked for the rock crab fishery to open early to help with a lobster bait shortage, but the request has been rejected Read More » -
Eye-opening report by NOAA on fisheries and offshore wind farms
Offshore wind-energy installations “wind farms” are expanding along the East Coast of the United States as a way to increase the use of renewable energy, but Read More » -
F/V Pacific Paradise: Responders unsuccessful in removing grounded fishing vessel off Honolulu
Responders were unsuccessful in removing the grounded 79-foot fishing vessel Pacific Paradise off Waikiki, Friday. Marine salvage company Cates International crews utilized a tug with 8” Read More » -
Newlyn: That was the year that was – 2021 in pictures
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The Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet September 9‐16, 2015 in Sacramento, California,
The Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet September 9‐16, 2015 in Sacramento, California, to address issues related to management of groundfish, highly Read More » -
Federal judges: Data does not prove Maine lobstering endangers whales
Friday, a panel of judges ruled that data on entanglements in lobster fishing gear does not support the need for the new strict limits on where Read More » -
Fishermen backing surf clammers in fight over harvest area
Groundfish stakeholders are supporting the surf clam industry’s efforts to retain fishing rights in pockets of the Great South Channel of the Nantucket Shoals as long Read More » -
Do you know where your blue crab comes from? Video report
A new day on the Big Choptank River off Cambridge brings fresh hope to Bill James, 78, a longtime waterman who said this has been the Read More » -
Commercial fishermen fight striped bass bill
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Man accused of assaulting conservation officer after elvers bust in downtown Dartmouth
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Trapped On The Ocean Floor: A Stunning Tale Of Maritime Survival
Cape Sable in Nova Scotia has been the scene of many hundreds of shipwrecks over the centuries. According to one reliable chronicler of the days of Read More » -
Chase Dixon of Otway, N.C. has passed away
Chase Arline Dixon, 23, of Otway, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at his home. Chase loved working on the water as a commercial fisherman. He Read More » -
“We are angry,” said Stephen Nickerson, the father of Stephen Cole Nickerson. “Very angry.”
The search continued into Tuesday but wicked weather continued to provide poor search conditions for the Joint Search and Rescue teams. By 6 p.m. Tuesday evening Read More » -
Campaign to save historic Hastings fishing boat from being demolished
The clinker built boat Dorothy Melinda has been on display on an island outside Hastings railway station for the past 15 years. It is the first thing Read More » -
Two plead guilty to Unalaska bunkmate killing
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Cutting back – Closure fresh in memory, setnetters innovate for king conservation
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Newsletter/Update for November 19, 2021
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Hybridization – New test identifies lobster hybrids
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NOAA At-sea monitoring suspended (for now) – To start again March 1, when boats must pay costs
NOAA Fisheries exhausted its budgeted money for at-sea monitoring of Northeast fishing sector groundfish boats on Feb. 16 and has suspended all required monitoring until the Read More »
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