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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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  • DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Activity beckons at Port Angeles Boatyard

    The Port Angeles Boatyard continues to be a beehive of activity, although that should not be surprising to anyone. The management of the yard is overseen Read More »

  • Roger the lobster saved after his date with a dinner plate falls through

    A LEVIATHAN lobster has been saved from the cooking pot after fishery bosses took pity on him and gave the king-sized crustacean a last-minute reprieve. The Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 82ft Steel Dragger, 3412 Caterpillar

    Specifications, information and 33 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:32 Read More »

  • A mystery at sea unfolds in New Bedford

    A mystery is unfolding at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. It all started last month when the fishing vessel Jean Marie out of Newport, North Read More »

  • For example, if not planned carefully, wind energy development could harm productive fisheries, Really?!!!

    Newburyport — The Storm Surge speaker series continues at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 6 Plum Island Tpke., Read More »
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    Microplastic Pollution: Study points at ship antifouling coatings as a significant source

    In a new study, a team of environmental chemists found indications that ships may be leaving behind a trail of plastic particles in their wake. “Our Read More »

  • Subsistence Boundaries Take Center Stage at Joint Board of Fisheries and Game Meeting – Video

    More Alaskans shared their concerns over subsistence boundaries on Sunday at the Joint Board of Fisheries and Game meeting. more@ktuu  22:41 Read More »

  • Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Spokane, June 10-16, 2015

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet June 10-16, 2015 in Spokane, Washington, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center. Download the Read More »

  • NL: Fish, Food and Allied Workers’ stance on shrimp allocations criticized

    [ST. JOHN’S, NL] – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers’ (FFAW) union is putting a spin on northern shrimp quota allocations for its own benefit, according Read More »

  • California’s Pot Farms Could Leave Salmon Runs Truly Smoked

    The problem? According to critics, marijuana plantations guzzle enormous amounts of water while also spilling pesticides, fertilizers and stream-clogging sediments into waterways, including the Eel and Read More »

  • “Divide and Conquer” – Bay of Fundy tidal project ‘transparency’ questioned

    A group opposing a project to capture power from the world’s highest tides says the company installing the underwater turbines isn’t doing a good job consulting the public. Cape Read More »
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    Escaped Atlantic salmon found 42 miles up Skagit River

    Strong, silvery and feisty, the Atlantic salmon hit the boat deck, thrashing and thumping. It was the sixth one the Upper Skagit Indian fishing crew caught Read More »

  • Fish fight: Western Alaska group objects to McDonald’s marketing

    McDonald’s announced this week that packaging on its Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and new fish nuggets, both made from pollock caught in the Bering Sea, will be stamped Read More »
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    Fishing boat stuck in undredged Steveston Harbour

    A full crew of fishermen wasn’t able to fish for at least three hours after getting stuck in the Steveston Channel on Tuesday afternoon. The F/V Read More »

  • What Jersey Shore fishermen can learn from offshore wind farm spinning off Long Island

    Only the silent hum of the ferry as it curved around the side of one of a dozen towering wind turbines could be heard Wednesday morning Read More »
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    Fishing dispute could close Cape Breton moose hunt

    “Our people are angry,” said Rod Googoo, the chief of the Waycobah First Nation,,,  Googoo was among hundreds of Mi’kmaq who spent part of the weekend Read More »
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    FISH-NL: Northern cod fall fishery a circus, breeding unrest and contempt between fishermen and fleets

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) calls FFAW/Unifor-orchestrated changes to this fall’s northern cod stewardship fishery a circus, and the most Read More »

  • Crabbers, Herrera unite behind tri-state management

     Pacific County resident Dale Beasley traveled to Washington, D.C., recently to testify in support of a bill that he says is a top priority for the Read More »
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    ‘Find some good solutions’: governments, experts, fishermen prepare for 2020 right whale regulations

    An annual roundtable meeting held by officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has wrapped up after discussing how to deal with the declining North Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 56.8′ Steel Stern Trawler, CAT 3406, Kubota – 30 KW Genset

    Specifications, information and 8 photo’s  click here   To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:20 Read More »

  • More info on AK IFQ cost recovery programs for halibut, sablefish, Bering Sea crab

    Those who hold quota shares of Alaska halibut, sablefish and Bering Sea crab pay a fee to the federal government for costs of managing and enforcing Read More »

  • Are fisheries overfished or not

    Of the 469 stocks managed by the eight regional fishery management councils, the status of 161 stocks is unknown for lack of stock assessments. In the Read More »

  • ISSUE BRIEF on HADDOCK: Mitigation Options and Underfishing our U.S. Quota – savingseafood.org

    United States Georges Bank haddock, especially when compared to Canadian haddock from the same stock, is underfished. By “underfished,” we refer to the fact that US Read More »
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    Fears that thousands of escaped salmon could ‘pollute’ wild stocks on Newfoundland’s south coast

    The escape of thousands of farmed salmon on the south coast of Newfoundland is a significant concern, as is the lack of public notification about the Read More »

  • Docked fishing vessel Sylvia Lyn II catches fire, sinks in Cook’s Harbour

    RCMP in St. Anthony responded to a call around 7 p.m. Friday that a fishing vessel had caught fire at the Cook’s Harbour wharf on the Northern Read More »

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