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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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    Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Power Offshore Oil Platforms Gains Approval

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm which will mean the Snorre and Read More »

  • Commercial Mackerel Hook-and-Line Fishing Closing In Florida Subzone

    Commercial fishing for Gulf group king mackerel in the Florida southern subzone is closed effective 12:01 am, local time, 17 March, 2013, for commercial hook-and-line vessels. Read More »

  • Catch Shares: After 10-year crab review, NPFMC seeks social impact information. Are they blind?

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council approved a 10-year review of rationalization on June 10, the program that ended derby-style crab fisheries in 2005 and gave Read More »

  • Press Release: The Center for Sustainable Fisheries fully supports Fishermen in lawsuit

    Costs for at-sea monitors will force many fishermen out of business. The Center for Sustainable Fisheries fully supports the lawsuit filed in New Hampshire last week Read More »

  • Florida Fisherman John L. Yates Wins Supreme Court Case, is off the hook in grouper-tossing case

    A Florida fisherman convicted of tossing undersized grouper off his boat is off the hook after a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that he should not Read More »

  • MIDDLEBORO Ma. – Five things you may not know about local herring runs

    1.The herring are returning to their native waters, making the 40-mile trek from  Mount Hope Bay, through the Taunton River to the Nemasket River, ending at the  Read More »
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    How an ex-dockworker turned his passion for lobster into a $40 million business

    After getting a taste of life as a dockworker when he was a teenager, Tom Adams was hooked. More than three decades later, 46-year-old Adams has Read More »
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    Shrimper Design Focuses on Low Fuel Consumption

    Designers at Damen Maaskant have done some serious homework and developed new design intended to support operators in tropical shrimp fisheries in staying profitable. The Damen Read More »

  • Brian J. Rothschild to Testify at MSA Reauthoiza​tion Listening Session: Mon. 11/4 in Boston

    Senator Warren and Senator Begich’s offices have announced that the MSA Reauthorization hearing has been rescheduled for this coming Monday, November 4th. CSF’s President and CEO, Brian J. Read More »

  • Calling all lobstermen who want to star in a reality TV show! – Hoping it’s bettah than that stupid eel show. Yessah!

    “We’re seeking tough, active lobstermen: you could be a family who’s been fishing for generations [or] a new, hard-nosed skipper striking out on your own,” an Read More »
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    Inside the Multi-million-Dollar World of Eel Trafficking

    The alleged kingpin of one of the biggest domestic wildlife smuggling operations ever to hit the East Coast is exactly where you’d expect to find him Read More »

  • New Jersey asks judge to block ocean blasting plan

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    Crab fishing season delayed by weather, small crabs

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  • Wife of Atlantic Charger crewman says husband in ‘good spirits’

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    Happening Now! Fishermen block off DFO building in St. John’s for protest

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  • U.S. Senate hearing offers ‘unprecedented opportunity’ – Apalachicola River water woes take center stage

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    Brexit and Covid: Mackay predicts the current decline will see some Ayrshire fishermen leave the industry

    Tony Mackay predicted that the current decline will see some Ayrshire fishermen call it a day and leave the industry altogether. The value of fish landings Read More »
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    Menhaden regulations have plagued lawmakers for decades.

    Every year, the drama has followed the same lines. Some lawmakers and environmentalists concerned about the health of the valuable fishery, the only one managed by Read More »
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    Diversification – Rebuilding the inshore fishery and regaining control – Ryan Everard

    It is too bad the young, educated people in the inshore have been forced out of the apprenticeship program for the last 30 years when the Read More »

  • The latest weapon in the fight against illegal fishing? Artificial intelligence

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  • After city protest over seismic surveys ministry says: Fishermen awarded $77.3m in four years

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  • Seafish reacts to report on fishing impact on English Channel ecosystem

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