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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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    This report provides basic information on the economic performance of U.S. catch share programs using a standard set of indicators that are uniformly applied across these Read More »

  • 3Ps Stock Assessment Update Highlights Need to Ban Offshore Draggers and Address Seal Predation

    11/5/2024 – Today’s technical briefing by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on the 3Ps cod stock assessment delivered news that the south coast species Read More »

  • Greenport fisherman urges Suffolk DA to investigate village’s dock records

    A North Fork fisherman has escalated his battle with Greenport Village after he said officials targeted his commercial boat for eviction from a village dock following Read More »

  • Remembering the pilot boat ‘Can Do’

    GLOUCESTER — The Bible describes a time when the seas “mount up to the heaven” and then “go down again to the depths.” It was like Read More »
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    Carlsbad Fish-Breeding Program Is a Mess, Report Confirms

    For years, the state has paid the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute to breed and release white seabass into the ocean. The goal was to spawn enough new Read More »

  • Invasive European green crab found in Dungeness Bay

    An invasive crab species scientists and locals feared to find on the North Olympic Peninsula was discovered in traps last week in Dungeness Bay. Staff and Read More »

  • FISH-NL: Shrimp cuts impact harvesters/rural communities like a hammer

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the massive cut to the northern shrimp quota off the Great Northern Peninsula and Read More »

  • Karen Bruck asks, Please join me in supporting the efforts of Andy Mays

    Please join me in supporting the efforts of Andy Mays, a great father and a great guy. A hardworking fisherman, Andy was diagnosed with cancer this Read More »
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    First Nation in New Brunswick demands DFO allow access to crab fishery

    The chief of the Eel Ground First Nation in northeastern New Brunswick is calling on the federal government to honour treaty rights and allow access to Read More »

  • Klamath Flows Dropped Without Endangered Species Agency Approval by Hoopa Valley Tribe

    Fish supporters say science is being compromised, salmon run will suffer –  Klamath Falls, Oregon –Just days before the Pacific Fisheries Management Council announced the Klamath River Read More »
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    Large Claws a Good Sign for Stone Crab Season

    “My grandfather started Kirk Fish Company in the late 1940s, early 1950s, we’re not exactly sure when,” Kelly Kirk said. “My dad grew up here on Read More »
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    A mystery is born: Where are all the baby lobsters?

    Biologists and lobstermen are growing increasingly worried that the state’s most valuable fishery, which in recent years has boasted record volume and value and accounts for Read More »

  • Long Island restaurant owner receives 23-pound, 95-year-old lobster

    A lobster that spent 95 years in the sea was a sight to behold when it was finally captured. The mammoth, 23-pound shellfish was finally captured Read More »

  • New limits and dates set for Atlantic bluefin fishing

    Atlantic bluefin tuna limits are being altered. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a temporary rule in the Federal Register of Friday, May 15, 2015 Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 127’10″x 30’8″ Steel Freezer Trawler

    To review specifications, information, with 86 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:50 Read More »
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    Maine lobsterman catches 1 in 30 million yellow lobster named Banana, and donates it to UNE

    A Maine lobsterman caught a rare one in 30 million yellow lobster and donated it to the University of New England. Tenants Harbor lobsterman Marley Babb Read More »
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    DMF begins process of distributing federal CARES Act relief to fishing and seafood industries

    The Division of Marine Fisheries has begun the process to distribute federal disaster relief that Congress and the President approved to mitigate the financial impacts to Read More »

  • Coast Guard seizes two lanchas illegally fishing in U.S. waters

    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Law enforcement crews from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island intercepted two Mexican lanchas fishing illegally in U.S. waters, Friday. Read Read More »

  • NJ Senate influenced by the Humane Society moves to ban shark fin trade

    The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill to ban the trade, sale and distribution of shark fin products and may now join several U.S. states Read More »

  • One Dragger Sinks, Another Damaged In Mishap Off Dogfish Bar

    According to Menemsha harbor master Dennis Jason, the Robert C, a dragger from Fairhaven, went down in 40 to 50 feet of water. The operator was Read More »
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    Tullus Gordon remembered for contributions to fishing and construction industries

    Tullus Gordon, a longtime Seattle-area general contractor, died Dec. 29 at the age of 95. A celebration of his life will be held next month in Read More »
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    NPFMC ponders changes in the halibut catch sharing plan

    When the North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted its halibut Catch Share Plan back 2014, charter operators were granted 125% of their historic catch at low Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 43′ Fiberglass Scalloper with Ma. CAP, CAT 3406,

    Specifications, information and 6 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<MA Coastal Access Permit with the following endorsements: CAP-Squid; Whiting; Read More »
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    Plan could see prisoners working in seafood plants in Unalaska

    If local officials agree, prisoners can finish their sentences working in seafood plants in Unalaska, according to a plan presented by Alaska Department of Corrections Commissioner Read More »

  • The most abhorrent occupation in the world? Dr Magnus Johnson,

    Imagine you have a business. You’re not breaking any laws and its something your family have been doing for hundreds of years.  Your whole community has Read More »

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