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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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    Canada’s largest sustainable seafood label has pulled its recommendation for southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries amid ongoing claims they are intercepting millions of B.C.-bound fish before they Read More »

  • Herring disaster funds should be used to phase out harmful trawling

    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is releasing $11 million in disaster relief funds to Atlantic herring harvesters, of which $7 million will go to Maine. These Read More »

  • Why Canada’s decision to lift a ban on cod fishing in Newfoundland after 32 years is so controversial – Podcast

    For generations, cod fishing was a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada. But in 1992, after cod stocks in the Read More »

  • National Marine Fisheries Service plans workshops on harbor seal protections

    The National Marine Fisheries Service will conduct workshops in Juneau and Yakutat on April 22-23, seeking public comment on vessel interaction with harbor seals in glacial Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for November 8, 2019

    Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More »

  • NFI to Obama: We insist on having a seat at the table on new task force, marine sanctuary

    The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is demanding a seat at the table with Obama administration agencies to discuss the implications — and implementation — of two Read More »

  • Maine Lobstermen tired of conflicts, support bill to allow secretly installed tracking devices

    Lobstermen fed up with cohorts who violate fishing regulations testified in favor of a bill to allow Marine Patrol officers to secretly install tracking devices on Read More »
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    Jeffrey Hutchings, advocate for independent fisheries science, dies at age 63

    A Canadian ecologist and fisheries scientist who criticized political interference in scientific advice on declining fish populations, particularly the northern cod, has died at the age Read More »

  • A fisherman’s doubt, and his love of the sea

    He is up before the dawn, and, a creature of steady habits, he heads for the seashore. It’s dark when Frank Mirarchi jumps into his black Read More »

  • Growing Mussels

    ROCKPORT — The conditions at the dock at the T Wharf early Wednesday morning were calm and pleasant, but the waves picked up in the quickening Read More »

  • Early New Brunswick crab season opener sees higher prices

    The early opening of the crab season has resulted in good catches and increased prices for crab fishermen. The season opened April 22, three eeks earlier than Read More »
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    “This is an absolute shambles –fishermen always seem to get used as a bargaining chip”

    Following the UK’s departure from the EU at 11pm on Hogmanay, new rules governing trade have crippled the sector, which is hugely important to many fragile Read More »
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    Fishermen, activists protest offshore wind farms near Montauk, cite recent whale deaths

    The winds of change are blowing. Conservative activists, environmentalists and New Jersey fishermen protested the construction of wind turbines off the East Coast on Monday, highlighting Read More »

  • Our View: Groundfishing limits are a disaster for this region

    What is happening to the Northeast’s groundfishing industry is a natural disaster, just as devastating as a drought or a wildfire. But the federal government is Read More »

  • Feds charge mining company and executives with criminal pollution in Southwest Alaska

    An Australian-led mining company owned by an offshore corporation and five of its top officials and employees conspired to dump waste from a platinum mine into Read More »
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    Port of Newport – Trawlers warm to shipping deal

    An icy impasse between log shippers and fishermen that clouded the future of the Port of Newport and its new $20 million International Terminal showed signs Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ OEM Lobster Boat, 500HP Scania Diesel

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  • Oregon seafood industry calls on Gov. Tina Kotek to halt offshore wind energy development

    A coalition of independent fishing boat operators, seafood companies and industry groups is calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to ask the federal government to stop a Read More »
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    Southern Shore Lawmakers Say Unprecedented Whale Deaths Warrant Suspension of Offshore Wind Projects

    Sen. Michael Testa and Assemblymen Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan are intensifying calls to suspend offshore wind projects following an unprecedented number of whale deaths along Read More »

  • Kyle & Mallaig lifeboats launched to trawler hard aground at Kylerhea narrows

    Kyle lifeboat Spirit of Fred. Olsen launched into a snowstorm at 5:48pm, and made best speed towards the vessel, arriving on scene at 6:00pm. On arrival the Read More »

  • Good Morning, Fish “bullies” and “terrorists” – Murkowski blasts genetically modified salmon

    “We’re not talking about GM corn or something else that is grown. We are talking about a species that moves, migrates and breeds,” Murkowski stressed. “This Read More »

  • Canadian Federation of Independent Fish Harvesters – ‘Real change’ needed in fishery management

    An advocacy group for fish harvesters across the country says the federal Liberal government needs to follow through on its election promises for people who fish for a living. Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 4 F/V Chaos fishermen from beach near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

    Coast Guard watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a call from the Chaos crew Friday night, relayed through the Dutch Harbor harbormaster, reporting Read More »

  • Teens charged with stealing 400 pounds of yellowtail snapper from a commercial fishing boat

    Police say their investigation led to a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old who live at the Stock Island Apartments.  The younger teen told police “he and his Read More »

  • State of Hawaii proposes emergency ban following mass harvesting of sea cucumbers

    The Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing an emergency rule that will ban any taking of sea cucumbers for the next 120 days. The Read More »

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