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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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Teens charged with stealing 400 pounds of yellowtail snapper from a commercial fishing boat
Police say their investigation led to a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old who live at the Stock Island Apartments. The younger teen told police “he and his Read More » -
Fishermen cited for trespassing at Amagansett’s Truck Beach
Fourteen East Hampton Town fishermen were cited for trespassing on an Amagansett beach on Sunday during an act of civil disobedience they hope will serve as Read More » -
Fishermen not feeling the effects of ‘marked decrease’ in Atlantic cod population
What started as a research presentation on rising ocean temperatures and decreasing cod supply by NOAA quickly turned into a revealing conversation about how scientists and Read More » -
CARES Act: Lobstermen may get up to $50 million in pandemic relief funds
Whatever the relationship between China and the United States — particularly the lobster industry — may be, Maine lobstermen are certainly living in interesting times. Last week, a scant two months Read More » -
Keeping the Nut’s Out – Federal agencies, Point Lay seek to minimize media enacted walrus disturbances
Federal agencies are stepping in to shield a North Slope village from the possibility of a deluge of international attention should a large walrus haulout develop nearby, as it has Read More » -
Council for Sustainable Fishing – SAFMC Efforts to decrease the number of charter and headboats
Charter and headboat operators are now living one of these horror movies as the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council once again moves forward with limiting the Read More » -
PROPULSION: The OXE Diesel Outboard Arrives
As Trace Laborde, Marine Manager for Laborde Products, said, “The OXE diesel is the complete package, a true diesel engine. It’s great for any maritime application Read More » -
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted an extension to the halibut fishing season for the first time.
The move was made to allow Island fisherman an opportunity to fill their quota for the year. As of the end of last week, the 330 registered Read More » -
FISH-NL survey: Crosbie advised against outside buyers; imagines an ‘Atlantic fisheries accord’
Ches Crosbie says Newfoundland and Labrador should become principle beneficiary of adjacent fish stocks and “imagines” an Atlantic fisheries accord similar to the Atlantic Accord for Read More » -
Climate change threatens extinction for 82 percent of California native fish
Salmon and other native freshwater fish in California will likely become extinct within the next century due to climate change if current trends continue, ceding their Read More » -
Pocket-Sized Digital Brix Refractometer Aids Lobster Vitality Assessment in North Atlantic
Already in use everywhere from wineries and fruit packers to firehouses and metal shops, ATAGO’s ubiquitous PAL-1 refractometer is finding more and more homes on fishing Read More » -
Fishing vs. offshore energy: A fight for the ocean’s future
Fishermen are looking keep their grounds through Pacific County’s new shoreline buffers. The Shoreline Management Program (SMP) limits development to protect water quality, habitat and coastal Read More » -
Don’t Call Me Lobster
After a long, dull day, the sun is finally breaking through the clouds as fisherman Graeme Hackworth hops off his tiny blue-and-white boat—named Freya after his Read More » -
Lobster wars: discount stores slug it out on the UK high street with £5 shellfish
Lobster, once associated with only the swankiest restaurants, is now on the frontline of the supermarket price war. Discount stores fighting to lure Christmas shoppers are Read More » -
Sad news from Alaska – Sitka Ammonia Leak Victim, Charles “Chuck” Baker, Was Longtime Fisherman
A man injured during an ammonia leak aboard a fishing vessel in Sitka has died. Charles “Chuck” Baker, of Auburn, Wash., was aboard the Eigil B. The Read More » -
N.J. Reps LoBiondo and Pallone talk tough, announce legislation to prevent absurd summer flounder quotas
Reps. Frank LoBiondo and Frank Pallone on Thursday, Feb. 23 announced plans to introduce new legislation to prevent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2017 and Read More » -
NEFMC – Herring Press Release
Please click here for a copy of the NEFMC Press Release Measures to Promote Accountability in the Atlantic Herring Fishery. The Press Release provides details about Read More » -
FISH-NL accuses FFAW of conflict of interest in accepting funds from offshore oil companies/industry regulator
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) questions the ability of the FFAW-Unifor to hold the offshore oil industry to account for Read More » -
NPR Claims Fish Stocks are Declining Worldwide – Comment by Ray Hilborn, University of Washington
Fish Stocks Are Declining Worldwide, And Climate Change Is On The Hook click here – This is the title of a recent NPR posting — again perpetuating Read More » -
American Samoa sets up fisheries task force
The Government of American Samoa has set up a fisheries task force to track developments posing a threat to its canneries. The task force is charged with Read More » -
Investigation continues after death on commercial fishing boat
An official with the U.S. Coast Guard said a boat currently docked in Beaufort returned with a crew member who had died. According to several posts Read More » -
How Coronavirus Has Changed Business for Gloucester Fishermen
Gloucester has been a fishing town since its founding in the early 1620s, and the industry was the backbone of the local economy well into the Read More » -
Congressman Boasts Support for Maine’s Lobster Industry. He Voted To Strengthen the Agency Set To Crack Down on Lobstermen.
Maine congressman Jared Golden has fashioned himself as a champion of his home state’s beloved lobster industry, but the Democrat has won the support of environmentalist Read More » -
25-year-old fisherman hoisted from F/V Argo approximately 35 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard
BOSTON − Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Cape Cod medically evacuated a 25-year-old fisherman approximately 35 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Friday. Watchstanders Read More » -
Coast Guard and Royal Bahamas Defense Force seize more than 12,000 lbs. of IUU Fishing catch off Bahamas
Watchstanders from the Coast Guard’s Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos operation center coordinated with RBDF crews to board two commercial fishing vessels, El Ship and Read More »
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