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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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    Gulf of Alaska Pollock fishermen agree to delay season, will allow roe to ripen, making fish more valuable.

    Trawl fishermen targeting pollock in the Gulf of Alaska have collectively agreed to stand down from the Jan. 20 start of the fishery in order to Read More »

  • All options to protect right whales ‘on the table,’ says Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc

    The federal government will bring “absolutely every protection possible to bear” to prevent any further deaths of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Read More »
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    Commercial crab season to open Monday but local crabbers want another test done

    Following several delays, the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season for Humboldt, Mendocino and Del Norte counties is opening Jan. 15, the California Department of Fish and Read More »
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    Lobster boat slams into Sustainable Marine Energy tidal platform at Grand Passage

    Charles Comeau was steaming the P’tit Charles II out of Grand Passage near dawn on Wednesday for one of the last hauls of the season. “I Read More »
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    Hurricane Ida: Coast Guard Probing 350 Reports of Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico

    The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said it was probing nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf Coast in the wake of Read More »

  • Don’t give up on groundfishing just yet

    “Why should we help those who destroyed their own fishery?” This is the question that is usually trotted out when there is a debate about allowing Read More »

  • Massive tiger shrimp invaders likely have settled in Louisiana to stay

    A recent study reports that the enormous shrimp invaders will become “established” in the Gulf of Mexico within 10 years. That means the species is becoming Read More »
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    Millennial fishermen and women carry out an Alaska state tradition on the Copper River Delta

    Cordova is only accessible by boat or plane. It’s a place where neighbors take care of one another, all united by passion for their community and Read More »

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  • US Navy holds community forum in Kodiak over war-game misinformation

    Navy representatives held a community forum in Kodiak yesterday to address concerns about its training in the Gulf of Alaska, which they say begins Monday. They Read More »
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    Around The World: Fishing For Cordova Salmon

    Located on Prince William Sound in southeast Alaska and framed by the Chugach Mountain Range, Cordova, AK, was home to Eyak native peoples when named “Puerto Read More »

  • Two men accused of killing Portland fisherman 15 years ago

    Portland police announced Tuesday that Shane Hall, 36, and Khang Tran, 30, were indicted on murder charges in the death of Frank A. Williams III, a Read More »

  • Your View: Electronic at-sea monitoring and the ‘observer dilemma’ – Frank Mirarchi, Jim Ford

    The human monitoring program is outdated, expensive, and in need of an overhaul, but not eradication. Without an effective monitoring program, managers have no idea whether Read More »

  • Board of Fisheries rejects Kuskokwim change

    The board considered a petition from the Kuskokwim Salmon Management Working Group that would have enabled the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to restrict subsistence Read More »

  • Reasons to Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty

    Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth’s surface. As the new focal point of the environmental agenda, oceans are the subject of the United Nations Convention on Read More »

  • ADF&G Releases Yukon Salmon Season Report

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  • One of the worst stone crab seasons on record in Southwest Florida – video

    It’s shaping up to be one of the worst stone crab seasons on record in Southwest Florida. Fishermen say octopi are stealing the crabs right out Read More »

  • Begich: NGO Sustainability Certification Too Subjective

    Last week Senator Mark Begich said the MSC’s certification model was too subjective, and that if the federal government wants to ensure the seafood it sources Read More »

  • Two fishermen rescued 6 miles offshore near San Francisco after commercial vessel capsized

    Two fishermen were rescued six miles offshore near San Francisco after their fishing vessel capsized on Monday morning, according to the United Sates Coast Guard. The Read More »

  • Southeast gillnetters set a one-week record

    Commercial fishermen caught a historic amount of fish this week in a district south of Juneau. Statistics are still preliminary, but catch numbers for gillnetters in the Read More »

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    Community rallies for NC shrimper after boat fire

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  • Commentary: Bill would provide relief to SC’s hurting shrimp industry

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    R.I. Truckers Back $46 Million Plan to Upgrade Commercial Fishing Port

    The Rhode Island Trucking Association backs the governor’s request to invest $46 million to add decades to the life of a major East Coast commercial fishing Read More »

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