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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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  • Insiders see changing dynamics in fisheries market

    While the Bay State fishing fleet’s haul of cod has dropped precipitously, the  waters now teem with others species that had not been present in such Read More »

  • Wanchese’s Daniels family in agreement on sale to Canadian Cooke Aquaculture – What about the US Quota?

    Sources have questioned how Cooke, also family-owned and based in Blacks Harbor, New Brunswick, is going to structure buying some or all of Wanchese, seeing as Read More »

  • Canada has MPA Fever – Atlantic Canadian fishermen not hooked on idea

    A federal government plan to speed up the creation of more marine protected areas in Canada is getting pushback from some Atlantic Canadian fisheries groups. Marine protected Read More »
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    Crab pots ‘absolutely stuffed’ as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records

    While many Bering Sea crab populations are in freefall, Dungeness crab is breaking records in regions that hardly used to see them. The North Peninsula District Read More »

  • Trident Seafoods announces plan to streamline, modernize operations

    Trident Seafoods, a corporate giant among North American seafood processors, is looking for potential buyers for four of its shoreside plants in Alaska as part of Read More »

  • Trudeau says Hunter Tootoo resigned after ‘very difficult situation’

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had very little to say Wednesday morning after the abrupt resignation of his fisheries minister the night before. “As was announced yesterday, Hunter Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’11” Fiberglass Crabber, 8 Cylinder Detroit

    Specifications, information and 21 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<15:19 Read More »

  • Graying of the Fleet project aims at young fishermen

    As older fishermen retire from the business, fewer young people are recruiting in. The average age of Alaska permit holders is 47 — and there are Read More »
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    Senate MSA reauthorization a step back for fishing communities

    In July, the House passed H.R. 200 the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act,” a much needed update of federal fisheries law Read More »
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    Teenage fisherman from Looe livid after crab pot thefts

    Will Jaycock has his own 10-metre Fowey-registered fishing boat which he uses in Looe Bay to catch crab and lobsters. However, the 18-year-old discovered that some of his pots Read More »
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    6 to 9 p.m. tonight in Gloucester at GARFO headquarters, Forum focuses on whale protection rules

    The eight-community traveling road show to gather public comment on new protections for the imperiled North Atlantic right whales hits the city Tuesday evening and is Read More »
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    DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher: NMFS didn’t give the state’s plan credit for all of its whale protections

    The state Department of Marine Resources believes that its right whale plan, with its range of lobster fishing restrictions meant to avoid gear entanglements, clocks in Read More »

  • Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Seeks Applications for New River Herring and Shad Advisory Panel

    The Council is soliciting applications from qualified individuals to serve on its newly-formed river herring and shad advisory panel (AP). Advisors will assist in the development Read More »

  • Experience unique seal hunting on Åland

    Seal hunting demands much from the hunter, both before and after the hunt. In the outer archipelago of Åland there is a great population of grey Read More »

  • ‘He bit me’ – Digby lobster fisherman catches strange fish

    Glen Oliver, first mate on the/Randi & Brianne , was hauling traps in the middle of the Annapolis Basin Oct. 22 when he saw something he’d Read More »

  • Return of alewives on St. Croix River celebrated

    BAILEYVILLE, Maine — For nearly 20 years, conservationists and, at times, state natural resource agencies, have sought to open the St. Croix River watershed to alewives,,, Read More »

  • Concerns about coast guard communications closure in St. Anthony NL

    Local fishermen and officials in St. Anthony had a meeting Wednesday to discuss concerns over the pending closure of the community’s coast guard communication centre in Read More »

  • Belle Chasse, Louisiana: 2 men arrested for alleged crab violations

    Agents says 45-year-old Jesse James Gainey, of Marrero, and 50-year-old Clayton Palmasano, of Gretna, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly removing the contents of crab traps, failing Read More »

  • Researchers have few options for going after lionfish at depths beyond scuba divers’ reach

    “They pretty much have been unprecedented in any marine invasion. It’s the largest, the quickest, the most extensive marine invasion we’ve ever seen,” said Nova Southeastern Read More »

  • American Samoa: Strong views about fishing rights

    Utulei and Fagatogo resident Christina Lutu-Sanchez urged alia vessel owners and fishermen not to label owners and fishermen of longline vessels as “they” or people from Read More »
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    DFO study results on crab stocks bad news for harvesters, Bonavista fisherman comments. Then, theres the Cod.

    Fisherman Reg Butler of Bonavista wonders when the cuts will end for the snow crab fishery. After Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) scientists revealed the Read More »

  • The Supreme Court’s Fish Tale

    Holy mackerel! The biggest Supreme Court shredding case since the justices overturned Arthur Andersen’s conviction for destroying Enron-related records in 2005 turns out to be a Read More »

  • San Diego fishermen fined for poaching

    State Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have fined a network of San Diego fishermen a total of $145,000 for poaching bluefin tuna, yellowtail and mahi Read More »
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    ASMFC Winter Meeting in Arlington, VA- February 6-8, 2018

    Final Agenda >click to read<The agenda is subject to change. Bulleted items represent the anticipated major issues to be discussed or acted upon at the meeting. Read More »
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    Lobster dealers hope for a fall surge

    This year, boat prices are high, but the catch is down, dealers say. Supply is meeting demand, but the demand is lower than last year. While Read More »

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