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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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DFO bends to pressure, resumes herring talks with Heiltsuk – Marilyn Slett remains locked inside the federal fisheries office
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Pacific Regional Director resumed negotiations this afternoon with Heiltsuk First Nations over the controversial herring fishery as protests at Read More » -
NCFA Weekly Update for Feb. 20, 2015
Weekly Update for Feb. 20, 2015 as a PDF 07:31 Read More » -
Entertaining the Tourists, Elliott Neese Has a New Gig Aboard Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ Boat
“Deadliest Catch’s” Capt. Elliott Neese will work on another boat that was once featured on the show. Neese is letting fans know that he has a Read More » -
King: Offended by cooking show
On Jan 16, Saturday eve, we were watching a cooking show on WACA-TV (cable TV in Ashland) where the top item on the menu was a Read More » -
Cooke Aquaculture seeks renewal of salmon pen lease
Just weeks after Cooke Aquaculture agreed to pay the state more than $150,000 to settle numerous violations at several of its salmon net pen sites in Read More » -
Massachusetts Shoreside businesses can begin applying for federal fishery disaster aid
Shoreside businesses interested in securing a share of the $750,000 in federal fishery disaster aid designated for Massachusetts must submit pre-qualification information to the state by Read More » -
Ilwaco, Washington: Crabbers pinched
“Last year we got a good price. This year we’re probably not getting a very good price,” said F/V Cutting Edge owner Brian Cutting, upon returning Read More » -
Oregon’s commercial crab season beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Oregon’s commercial crab season had been delayed until Dec. 16 because test catches from ports on the Northern Oregon Coast did not show the required amount Read More » -
Man-Overboard Transmitter becomes new standard
Emerald Marine Products announces the release of the ALERT418™ Man-Overboard Transmitter. Made in the USA, the enhanced unit is based on the company’s proven ALERT2 Transmitter, Read More » -
Fishing jobs declined in Alaska in 2021
Last year brought another series of job losses for the Alaskan fishing industry, even after the massive declines in 2020. Thet’ Alaska Department of Labor and Read More » -
Fishing in winter: Captains talk risk vs. reward
Fishing in winter. It’s a weather game, and it isn’t an easy guess as to when and how conditions will change, and what a crew might Read More » -
Fisherman Darren Porter fears gate closures killing fish – “Once you see enough of it, it’s hard to watch.”
The Hants Journal – Darren Porter fishes in the Avon River for gaspereau five days a week in April and May. He first approached the Hants Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 60 miles east of Atlantic City, NJ
The Coast Guard medevaced a man Wednesday from a fishing vessel approximately 60 miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Read More » -
Coast Guard investigates sunken vessel in New Bedford Harbor
The Coast Guard is investigating what caused a 45-foot fishing vessel to sink early Sunday morning by steamship pier. The Coast Guard received a call from Read More » -
Fishing Vessel Wendy J sinking survivor reveals chaotic scenes and wait for rescue
The skipper of the doomed Greymouth fishing boat the Wendy J has reported chaotic scenes on deck as the boat foundered in heavy seas as he Read More » -
‘Wicked Tuna’ may be as good as it gets this winter – The Bermuda perspective
The show basically follows the lives of several boat crews, all of whom fish on boats based in the fishing seaport of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Apart from Read More » -
‘Deadliest Catch’ crew racing to get crabbing after shutdown ends
The National Marine Fisheries Service workers returned to work Thursday with the goal of getting the necessary permits issued by the end of the week. “We Read More » -
William R. Miller: Why don’t we restore commercial fishing in Erie?
There are two kinds of jobs, those that “create wealth” by bringing money into the region from outside the region and those jobs that “circulate wealth” Read More » -
Folkestone Trawler Race cancelled for 2024 after attracting 10,000 people to town’s harbour
An annual water festival celebrating a town’s fishing industry has been cancelled following “safety” fears caused by a lack of funding. Organizers have confirmed Folkestone’s Trawler Read More » -
4 fishermen rescued off Newfoundland’s south coast after abandoning boat
Four fishermen were rescued early Monday morning near St-Pierre-Miquelon after their boat began taking on water. According to a release from the Canadian Armed Forces, the Read More » -
Yaquina Bay: California Sea Lion breeding season is heating up!
As their breeding season approaches, the mostly male sea lions of Yaquina Bay are growing hormonal and more aggressive as they prepare to head south for Read More » -
Brexit Betrayal: EU Boats ‘Will Still be able to Catch Large Amounts of Fish in British Waters’, Says Gove
Leave campaigner and Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove has shocked the British fishing industry by walking back a pledge Read More » -
Developing Machine Vision to Collect More Timely Fisheries Data
Government scientists, academia, and fishermen are working together to develop innovative monitoring tools to identify and measure fish from digital images. This technology could revolutionize the Read More » -
Puget Sound fishing firms tussle in Congress over new ship that ran afoul of federal law
By now, the $75 million America’s Finest should be deep into its first winter harvest season, catching and processing yellowfin sole and other fish in the Read More » -
Trump administration replaces Obama-era ocean policy
The Trump administration has revoked an environmental and economic management program for the United States’ coastal ecosystems and replaced it with a program that the president Read More »
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