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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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    Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary – Unnecessary protection

    Currently there are five National Marine Sanctuaries off the West Coast, four of which are located off the coast of California. California also has 124 Marine Read More »

  • Jolly moves to eliminate guesswork from fishing regulations with third party data collection

    “It’s all about the numbers,” said Jolly, a Dunedin native who has taken a particular interest in fisheries issues. “Without good data, you can’t make good Read More »
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    GARFO Releases 2017 Year in Review Report

    The Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office is proud to announce the release of our third annual Year in Review report. In 2017, we continued to work Read More »
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    Floods in Midwest take toll on seafood in Gulf Coast area

    Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards have asked the federal government for a fisheries disaster declaration,,, Louisiana’s oyster harvest is 80% below average,,, “We’ve Read More »
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    Big Problems Ahead For Irish Fishermen

    The first shots in the Brexit war are likely to affect fishing communities in Howth, Rush, Loughshinny, Skerries and Balbriggan where there are many families involved Read More »

  • Elver fishermen split on derby-vs-quota proposals to cut harvest

    “You’re going to have people who just don’t reach their quota,” fisherman Billy Milliken of Jonesport told Keliher, which will mean money that legally could be Read More »

  • LIFO suction – War between big fish and little fish, or perhaps corporations and small business

    If the controversy over quotas in Shrimp Fishing Area 6 doesn’t sound familiar, it should. Because it really is the same old song and dance when Read More »

  • Invasive green crab population reaches record high in Shediac Bay

    The population of green crabs in Shediac Bay has exploded this year, says Jim Weldon, of the Shediac Bay Watershed Association. Weldon, the green crab project manager, has been monitoring numbers of Read More »

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada doing a poor job of monitoring fishing industry: report

    A new report slams the federal Fisheries Department for failing to properly monitor Canada’s commercial fishing industry.  The report from the federal environment commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, Read More »
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    Cape Breton snow crab season short but lucrative

    Glen Burns doesn’t bother kicking himself over it too much anymore. “I was never much of a gambler,” said Burns. “You won’t see me at the Read More »
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    Fishermen drive trenching support vessel out of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm

    The International Offshore Wind Farm media is outraged! Too bad. Trenching support vessel Aethra was forced to leave the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm,,, The Aethra was Read More »
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    DFO Policy Puts Harvester Lives and Livelihoods at Risk

    A new ‘weak rope’ gear policy being implemented in Newfoundland and Labrador will have negative implications for fish harvesters in this province, including risks to safety, Read More »

  • Boldt decision on tribal fishing rights maintains rippling effects 40 years later

    The court ruling Boldt handed down 40 years ago this week is a decision now recognized as one of the most sweeping documents of economic and Read More »

  • Locals want more rules for seafood imports

     Only about 10% of seafood consumed in America is domestic. That’s crippling the Louisiana seafood industry.  “For the last two years it’s just about ruined the Read More »

  • Waterman cleared of illegal clamming due to lack of notice

    There was nothing fishy about a waterman digging for clams in a protected zone  of the Chesapeake Bay because the state natural resources department failed to  Read More »

  • Computer Model Predictions: Major Reductions in Seafloor Marine Life from Climate Change by 2100

    An international team of scientists predict seafloor dwelling marine life will decline by up to 38 per cent in the North Atlantic and over five per Read More »
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    The Shutdown

    The National Marine Fisheries Service shut down Sector IX because the majority of its boats and quota belong to Carlos Rafael. This came without warning last Read More »

  • Scientists set the record straight on rumors surrounding wind turbines: ‘I want to be unambiguous’

    An Australian scientist is debunking some of the more absurd myths concerning wind turbines and their environmental impact, most notably around whales. An article in the Sydney Morning Read More »

  • Grieg Aquaculture in Placentia Bay: Letter: Please rethink salmon aquaculture project, Scott Roloson

    The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is among the last wild Atlantic salmon frontiers in North America. Newfoundland and Labrador possesses over 60 per cent of Read More »
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    River Herring spawn in NY tributary for 1st time in 85 years

    A few days after a long-abandoned industrial dam was removed from the mouth of a Hudson River tributary this spring, hundreds of river herring swarmed up Read More »
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    Blessing of the Fleet returns to the Pass Christian Harbor Saturday

    A celebration steeped in tradition and history returns to the Pass Christian Harbor this Saturday. The annual Blessing of the Fleet returns and organizers hope it Read More »

  • Hooked Up!!! Catch Share Politics – ‘Sea Lords’ hook a congressional reformer

    Steve Southerland agrees: He was something of a threat to some commercial fishermen. The former Florida congressman led the effort to change a federal program (catch shares) –  unknown Read More »

  • Skipper Dave Marciano of FV Hard Merchandise visits ENHA tour at Cape Pond Ice

    Celebrity NatGeo Skipper Dave Marciano of  stopped by Cape Pond during our ENHA Trails & Sails Saturday morning tour, to sign autographs and settle up his Read More »

  • Ketchikan commercial fisherman charged in death of sea cucumber diver

    KETCHIKAN, Alaska — A 32-year-old Ketchikan commercial fisherman has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and criminal negligent homicide in the death of man who died while Read More »

  • Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Calamari: Still No. 1 after all these years

    Dungeness crab and calamari fishermen were happy campers this past year with full nets and pots typically coming back on board vessels. In recent years, these Read More »

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