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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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Bad weather? Rough seas? No problem for Florida fishermen looking for their money catch
When low pressure followed by a strong cold front crossed Florida with tropical-storm-like conditions this past week, you would think boat ramps would be completely empty. Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, January 25, 2015
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
Senator Vin Gopal Says Whale Deaths are a Right Wing Conspiracy Theory
New Jersey Democrat Senator Vin Gopal, a key ally in New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s mission to build wind turbines from Cape May to Sandy Hook Read More » -
Willapa Bay gillnetters lock horns with state over Salmon Fishing Policy
Drought hit Willapa Bay salmon runs hard this year while questions remain about how a new commercial salmon fishing policy affects local fishermen. At a recent Read More » -
Alaska – Most Southeast salmon still from wild stocks
How many salmon come out of the Tongass National Forest? Someone asked Tongass Fisheries Program Manager Ron Medel that question, and the result was a slide show presentation that Read More » -
Loch Fyne search for missing fishermen scaled back
A major search for two fishermen missing after their boat capsized in Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute has been scaled back. The alarm was raised Read More » -
2018 Victoria Classic Boat Festival highlights role of fishing boats of WWII
This year’s Victoria Classic Boat Festival (August 31 – September 2), looks back to the Second World War with WWII-era boats on display, a special floating Read More » -
Holy Smoke! Elver prices rise to around $1,900 per pound
Expectations for the volume of elvers that will be caught in Maine this spring may be low but, based on prices that dealers are offering fishermen, Read More » -
Louisiana Gov. Edwards requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Fisheries Impacted by Hurricane Laura
Gov. John Bel Edwards sent a letter to U.S. Sec. of Commerce Wilbur Ross requesting a federal fishery disaster be declared due to the profound and Read More » -
Coast Guard towed a fishing boat on Monday after it caught fire 75 miles east of Manasquan.
The U.S. Coast Guard towed a fishing boat on Monday after it caught fire 75 miles east of Manasquan. The command center in Staten Island was notified the 82-foot Read More » -
Offshore drilling, our view: Take a pass on oil and gas N.C.
To deny our reliance on fossil fuels and to expect the rest of the nation, or for that matter, the entire world to supply our appetite Read More » -
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Grand Isle, Louisiana
The Coast Guard medevaced a 60-year-old man from a fishing vessel Sunday near Grand Isle, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call on Read More » -
North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland Oregon, Feb 1thru 9, 2016
The Council will meet the week of February 1, 2016 at the Benson Hotel, 309 Southwest Broadway in Portland, Oregon. The AGENDA and SCHEDULE are available and will be Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 28, 2016
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 13:14 Read More » -
BC fishing industry’s ‘Christmas season’ – it’s time for spot prawns
It’s time to fire up the barbie: Spot prawn season has arrived. “It’s the Christmas of the fishing season,” says Jennifer Gidora, operations manager at Finest Read More » -
GMFMC holding King Mackerel Workshop – Webinar, Monday, January 12, 2015, 09:00- 17:00
On the agenda for discussion is an overview of King Mackerel gillnet issues, and suggested gillnet management options such as trip limit increases, gear modifications, and Read More » -
Florida Fishermen Pin Their Hopes On Stone Crab Season after Hurricane Irma
On Florida’s Marathon Key, lobster boats pull up to the docks in the afternoon, same as they would on any September day. But this year, instead Read More » -
Light up the nets! Easy Solution for Shrimpers and Smelt Alike
Along with pink shrimp, their nets often scoop up a threatened smelt called eulachon. Many shrimpers worry that the species’ vulnerability could lead to new federal Read More » -
Well connected NY energy czar to recuse himself from LI wind farm meetings
New York’s chairman of energy and finance will exclude himself from meetings with the world’s largest offshore wind-energy developer about a wind farm off Long Island Read More » -
China tariffs sinking overseas sales, Provincetown lobstermen not feeling the pinch
“It’s killed our price. It’s killed our markets,” said state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester.,,, Multiple Massachusetts businesses, especially those in Gloucester, have been adversely affected Read More » -
Coronavirus: UK Fishing industry shrank ‘dramatically’ during pandemic
Activity fell sharply in Britain and China in 2020 but increased in US, Japan and South Korea. In a year of unprecedented decline, the UK and China Read More » -
BC’s Herring War, and the Sacrifice of the Salish Sea
Indeed, it sometimes seems blame is about the only renewable resource we can rely upon anymore. There’s certainly been an abundance of it this herring season Read More » -
Regulators approve higher yellowtail flounder catch- more than twice what was recommended – Good Enough, then.
Northeast fishing regulators have approved a 2013 catch limit for yellowtail flounder on Georges Bank that’s more than twice what was recommended by a committee that Read More » -
Dangers of lobster fishing
Commercial fishing, particularly lobster fishing, is a high-risk livelihood for many families in the Gaspé and the Maritimes. Mitch Girard, a second generation lobster fisherman in Read More » -
Compensation agreement reached for Strait of Belle Isle scallop harvesters
St. John’s NL – February 3, 2014 – The FFAW has reached a landmark agreement with Nalcor Energy to compensate scallop harvesters in the Strait of Read More »
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