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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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  • Fishery Fact Sheet – Northwest Atlantic NAFO Grand Bank groundfish fisheries, 2013

    The extension of fishery jurisdictions in the late-1970s created NAFO and the fishery was utilized mostly by non-Canadian countries fishing outside the 200-m limit Canadian. NAFO Read More »

  • Mississippi Seafood Dealers: Oyster season isn’t’ sailing smoothly

    PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. Seafood dealers say you can’t beat the view at the new Pass Christian Harbor, but business is off to a rocky start. Seafood Read More »
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    Highliner Glen Arthur ‘Art’ McCune Jr

    February 1, 2020, at the young age of 90 years, Art passed away in Palm Springs, at Eisenhower Hospital, leaving his loving wife, Mary, children, grand Read More »

  • Cooke Aquaculture says vandals cut fish pens loose in St. Marys Bay

    Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating a vandalism complaint filed by New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture after the company says vandals cut loose some of its fish pens. Nell Read More »
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    From the sea floor to the courtroom, the fight to save right whales

    The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered species on the planet. Scientists announced last month that there are only about 360 of the Read More »
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    Five rescued after fishing vessel Exploits Navigator sinks – Canadian Coast Guard credits EPIRB

    Early Thursday morning the Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services station in Port aux Basques received a distress call that the 40-foot fishing vessel Read More »

  • Newport Fishermen’s Wives lawsuit against the Coast Guard – Judge hears arguments

    Whether a federal judge agrees to toss the Newport Fishermen’s Wives lawsuit against the Coast Guard seeking to keep the Newport helicopter air station open won’t Read More »

  • Early Chum Bycatch Hampers Pollock Season

    Almost 20,000 chum have been taken incidentally since the season started on June 10. In the same period last year, the fleet caught about a tenth Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 76′ Stacked Wheelhouse Stern Trawler,1979, Dragger Steel, CAT 3412 – Permits

    Specifications, and information and 4 photos click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:22 Read More »
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    DMR issues draft decision approving controversial Mere Point Oyster Co. lease

    Despite opposition from a group of neighbors and commercial fishermen who object that the lease would interfere with fishing and recreation in the bay, the Department Read More »

  • Poor Joe. Bought Poached Oyster from a thief, now the fallen fishmonger fights to keep license

    Joseph Murray says his friend made a terrible mistake,,,Joseph Vaudo, owner of Joe’s Lobster Mart in Sandwich. Vaudo, 63, pleaded guilty in March to receiving stolen Read More »
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    Maine considers fund for lobster fishermen/gillnetters hurt by whale rules

    Maine is by the far the most significant lobster fishing state in the country, and members of the state’s industry have warned they will suffer because Read More »

  • TV’s ‘Wicked Tuna’ fishermen, seafood chefs to headline 2015 Maine Fishermen’s Forum

    This year, David Carraro and his first mate, Sandro Maniaci, from the National Geographic Channel program “ Wicked Tuna” are expected to help attract attendees to Read More »

  • Tribes, cable groups protest plan for tidal-power project

    The tribes are concerned the turbines will interfere with fishing; cable interests say lines in the area could be damaged. The first draft of the study Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 70′ Steel Stern Dragger, Permits, 600HP Lugger Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 9 photos’,>click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 07:50 Read More »

  • Fishermen saw cuts coming

    When previous catch reductions have been rolled out by the New England Fishery Management Council, fishermen have reacted with some degree of anger. This time, though, Read More »
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    San Diego-based tuna company selling boats, blames U.S. regulations

    A large San Diego-based tuna fishing operation, responsible for a sizable chunk of the tuna eaten by U.S. consumers, says it is slashing the size of Read More »

  • Chinese company seeks 30-trawler fishing fleet in Guyana

    A Chinese commercial fishing company is seeking to operate 30 vessels in Guyana over opposition from fishermen in the South American country. Fuzhou Hongdong Pelagic Fishery Read More »

  • The Seal Problem – The population of gray seals on the Cape has exploded in recent years. Is it time to cull the herd?

    “Seeing these adorable mammals in their natural habitat,” one tour operator promises, “will make your family vacation one to remember.” Not everybody loves the local seals, Read More »

  • Canadian Feds give Seabridge Gold’s KSM the environmental nod

    Ketchikan, Alaska – The Canadian federal government approved the environmental assessment application on Friday for the massive KSM gold and copper mine in northwestern British Columbia Read More »

  • North Pacific Fishery Management Council members seek halibut bycatch cut

    After a motion failed at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council by a single vote with an Alaska delegate absent, another effort is underway to reduce Read More »
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    #Breaking: U.S. Senate Committee Passes Legislation to Protect North Atlantic Whales

    Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a markup on S. 2453, the Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered (SAVE) Right Whales Act Read More »
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    Offshore Wind Turbines Blamed For Killing Family Of Whales

    Marine environmental experts blame offshore wind turbines for the deaths of three minke whales that washed up on British beaches, The Times reported Monday. Wildlife experts Read More »
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    Are you eating Russian fish? Imports slip through a loophole involving China, says Sen. Dan Sullivan

    The loophole in the law is the subject of Sullivan’s U.S-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 2023. Over 18 months ago, Sullivan first attempted to pass Read More »

  • Interview: Massachusetts lobstermen want to invent a better lobster trap

    For years, right whale advocates and engineers have been trying to develop new lobster fishing gear designed to prevent whales from entanglements. But most local lobstermen Read More »

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