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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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  • A New PCR-Based Method Shows That Blue Crabs Consume Winter Flounder

    Abstract Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) once supported robust commercial and recreational fisheries in the New York (USA) region, but since the 1990s populations have been in Read More »
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    Commercial Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A to Close

    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has projected that the Management Area 1A Atlantic herring fishery will have harvested 92% of its Season I (June 1 Read More »

  • Fierce Competition, Fish Piracy, Led to NW Fishing Industry Decline, Says New Book

    McMINNVILLE, Ore. (PRWEB) October 03, 2012  The waters off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia were once filled with fish pirates and border bandits Read More »
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    Reeling for Weather

    Dave Bitts has been trolling the Pacific waters off the North Coast for decades. “I almost have been making a living out of it for 40 Read More »

  • Zeldin Reintroduces H.R. 3070, Local Fishing Access Act To Protect Long Island Fishermen

    Rep. Lee Zeldin has taken a stand to protect Long Island fishermen. Zeldin recently reintroduced his bill to protect Long Island fishermen as the Local Fishing Read More »

  • P.E.I. and Nova Scotia: Lobster licence stacking to reduce fishery

    A new plan to allow P.E.I. and Nova Scotia fishermen to hold more than one lobster licence will reduce the number of traps in the water. Read More »
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    “Our industry is quite happy,,, Lobster prices are back up just as 2021 season ends

    Charlie McGeoghegan, chair of the P.E.I. Lobster Marketing Board, said overall it was a “very good year” for lobster fishers.  “Our industry is quite happy with Read More »
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    Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Relocation of sea lions not enough to protect Willamette fish runs

    Over 25 California sea lions and an unknown number of Steller sea lions continue to prey on salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and lamprey in the Willamette River Read More »
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    Canastra Brothers Offering $93 Million for ‘Codfather’s’ Fishing Fleet

    One of the owners of the Whaling City Seafood Display Auction in New Bedford is shedding more light on a proposed deal to buy the “codfather’s” Read More »

  • Four fishermen rescued off New Brunswick

    The Summerside-based Canadian Coast Guard Vessel, Cap Nord, was dispatched Tuesday evening after a New Brunswick fishing vessel reported it was taking on water.  Sub. Lt. Read More »
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    Coast Guard continues search for 3 missing fishermen off Martha’s Vineyard

    The owner of a scalloping vessel that capsized and sank in choppy seas southwest of Martha’s Vineyard Sunday afternoon said the single fisherman found in a Read More »

  • Riding the Pew Science Short Bus to “The Best Available Science”

    Looks like U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns took a ride on the Pew Science Short Bus! Hey, Judge!  look at this graphic. 13:36   Read More »

  • Firefighters pull deceased male from harbor on Christmas Eve

    The Gloucester Fire Department pulled a body from the Inner Harbor in the waters off Jodrey State Fish Pier on Parker Street on Christmas Eve. Fire Read More »
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    New Jersey has good reasons to resist federal rules on fluke

    If federal fisheries managers got fan mail from some flounder these days, would it side with their catch limits or New Jersey’s defiant alternate rules? State Read More »
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    Changing climate boosts Maine lobster industry — for now

    Maine’s lobster industry has found itself in something of a climate change sweet spot. The state’s coastal waters are still cold enough for lobster to thrive, but Read More »
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    Something Fishy: A study in believe it or not

    Researching my books I do come across some very interesting characters, none more so than former Maitland resident Athel D’Ombrain AM. Athel’s resume includes photographer, optician, Read More »

  • Good Morning, Fish “bullies” and “terrorists” – Murkowski blasts genetically modified salmon

    “We’re not talking about GM corn or something else that is grown. We are talking about a species that moves, migrates and breeds,” Murkowski stressed. “This Read More »
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    Evolving Business: Bristol Bay salmon fishery dealing with latest challenge, Coronavirus.

    Wild salmon return from the ocean to restart a life cycle that has persisted for millions of years. Wild Alaska sockeye (a favorite species of salmon) is Read More »

  • Togiak fisherman sentenced for fishing outside the line

    A Togiak man has been sentenced for fishing illegally in the Togiak District last summer. Kevin Harless, 53, of Togiak, pleaded guilty March 22 and was Read More »

  • Massachusetts: Lawmakers call for answers in wake of Blue Harvest Fisheries bankruptcy sale

    Questions continue to surround the bankruptcy and sale of Blue Harvest Fisheries, the largest groundfish operation in New England, including its impact on the New Bedford Read More »

  • More news about F/V Jessica Heather – Video – Hot Dog Vendor Sets Up Shop

    “Amazing!” said Sandy Stottlemyar.  “Lots of pictures!”  “I feel bad for the boat captain, but it was fun to watch,” said Suzanne Zak of Doylestown, Pa.  Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72′ Stacked Wheelhouse Trawler, Cat 3412E, State and Federal Permits

    To review specifications, information, and >102 photo’s click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<  11:23 Read More »

  • The storm that forever changed Ocean City

    Currently we’re in the middle of hurricane season and although Ocean City hasn’t been hit by one this year, Sunday marked the 82nd anniversary of the Read More »

  • COVER STORY: ‘Cold Water’ heroes

    Forever, it seems to me, a weathered skipper sporting a sou’wester has been our founding industry’s face. But the  fishery has evolved a lot since the Read More »

  • The Real Story behind Canada’s Murder for Lobster Case

    Two years ago, in a small Nova Scotian village, a local troublemaker and lobster thief went missing, and three lobstermen eventually confessed to his vicious murder. Read More »

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