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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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    F/V Villa de Pitanxo: Spain holds memorial mass for sunken trawler victims

    Spain’s King Felipe VI attended a memorial service yesterday for 21 sailors who died or are missing at sea after a Spanish fishing trawler sank last Read More »

  • Asian American Fishermen Accuse BP of Discrimination

    NEW ORLEANS (CN) – Half of the commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico are Vietnamese and Cambodian Americans, but BP discriminated against them during the Read More »
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    Herring fisherman – Our fishery is in peril because of anti-fishing propaganda to demonize our livelihood

    It’s hard to believe public sentiment of this fishery has gone from sustainable and economically viable to a so-called environmental atrocity in just a few years. Read More »

  • NovaScotia: Fishing is good, business is rough

    BAYFIELD — Brendan Doyle has a few hundred square yards of bottom to call his own. For nine years, every dollar he’s hauled aboard the Dethadol, Read More »
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    Salmon harvest coming in below forecast

    Commercial harvests of Alaska’s iconic salmon are generally below expectation so far this season, particularly in the Copper River, where the preliminary catch to date includes Read More »

  • What is killing off the menhaden in Long Island Sound? ‘Whirling disease’ suspected

    What is killing off the menhaden? The die-off has been reported at several locations, including in Long Island Sound along eastern Connecticut and in the estuaries of Read More »
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    “The Perfect Catch” campaign: Asian carp is getting a new name and a public makeover

    Illinois officials and their partners want to give the invasive Asian carp threatening the Great Lakes a similar makeover. The goal: To grow the fish’s image as Read More »
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    Behind the scenes with Seattle’s crab experts

    It’s king crab season in the Bering Sea. That means around 300 people, including many from Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle, the home port to the North Pacific Fishing Read More »
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    Do YOU want to know where your seafood is from in a restaurant? – Please sign the petition.

    Louisiana HB 335 Is about mandating restaurants to label country of origin on their menus, boards and signs with no exemptions. This a health concern for Read More »

  • New England: Fisheries research collaborative calls for new regional projects

    The University of New Hampshire-led Northeast Consortium has been selected to lead a new collaborative research initiative on the groundfish stocks and groundfish fishery in the Read More »
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    Coast Guard suspends search for the Master of a 32-foot sunken fishing vessel off Florence

    The Coast Guard suspended search efforts at 12:30 a.m. Sunday for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank approximately 35 miles offshore Florence late Read More »

  • ‘When Crab was King’ opens Friday 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery

    “When Crab was King” opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery. The exhibit combines the Kodiak Read More »

  • Fish skin fashion is coming to the catwalks

    What’s more, fish leather is an eco-friendly material; a byproduct of the food industry. “We only use fish skins from the food industry, which would otherwise Read More »
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    4 men rescued from sinking F/V Sea Star speak out

    Four people were rescued from a sinking boat about 18 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday night, according to the Coast Guard. A Coast Read More »
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    But, there is no sea in Kansas! Fresh Seafood In Landlocked Kansas? ‘I Can’t Grow It Fast Enough.’

    When Bob Daniels started telling people he wanted to start a shrimp farm in the middle of Sumner County, the response was what you might expect. Read More »

  • American Samoa: Samoa PM says warming waters good for fisheries

    The Samoan Prime Minister says warmer water caused by climate change is driving fish to its waters from the Western Pacific, which will benefit its fishing Read More »

  • Maine closes more scallop areas to fishing – reduce Maine shrimp fishing limits

    ELLSWORTH, Maine — To protect the ability of scallop fishing beds to replenish themselves, state officials have closed down scallop fishing areas in Hancock County and Read More »

  • Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Galveston, TX October 5 – 8, 2015 Listen Live!

    The public is invited to attend the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting at the Hilton Galveston Island 5400 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, TX . Read the Committee Read More »

  • Editorial: Feds cannot allow exiting NOAA chief any transition role

    There can be no celebration, only a sense of profound relief over the resignation and coming exit of Jane Lubchenco as chief administrator of the National Oceanic and Read More »

  • Green crab pathogen research raises concern for Nova Scotia lobster industry

    New research is raising more concerns about the potential transfer of diseases from the invasive green crab to lobster in Nova Scotia waters. “Our worry is Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ x 17′ Novi Gillnetter, business, with Federal Permits

    Specifications, information and 54 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 13:42 Read More »
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    Live Cam May Show True Status of Atlantic Cod Fishery

    Atlantic cod, New England’s most iconic fish, has been reported at historic lows for years, but fishermen hope a new video monitoring technique will prove there Read More »

  • Group calls on President Obama to dramatically expand NW Islands Marine Monument

    A group of roughly 20 Native Hawaiians, local fishermen, scientists and conservationists rallied Thursday morning at Kewalo Marine Laboratory, armed with a 43,000-signature (Pew) petition urging Read More »
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    Fishermen ask MLAs to avoid another costly mistake with Northern Pulp effluent

    The government of Nova Scotia has been working closely with Northern Pulp on a proposed new effluent-treatment facility for the mill. At least $300,000 of taxpayers’ Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 22, 2013

    “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 »

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