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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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    U.K. Fishing industry ‘on course to lose £300m post-Brexit’

    Chief executive Barrie Deas said the best opportunity in years to boost the sector had been “squandered”, He said: “From reviewing these findings, the NFFO’s conclusion Read More »
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    Woefully inadequate – DFO’s science on impact of seal population doesn’t go nearly far enough

    Efforts by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to measure the impact of the massive seal population in Atlantic Canada are “woefully inadequate,” according to a Read More »
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    Hearing for FISH-NL Set for August

    The president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union says FISH-NL does not have the support to move ahead with its application to represent fish Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs another injured fisherman. This one near Dutch Harbor

    Watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a request for assistance from a crewmember aboard the Patricia Lee who reported a 27-year-old fisherman suffered Read More »

  • Lobster boat arsonist gets 7 years for ‘simply crazy conduct’

    Jeremy James Eaton, 40, pleaded guilty in March to setting ablaze another man’s lobster boat on April 16, 2014. The vessel was destroyed, according to court Read More »
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    Lobstermen worry looming deadline for new regulations comes ‘too soon’ to change gear

    At the beginning of the year, Maine lobstermen were having a hard time finding the new gear that is being required to help protect right whales. Though Read More »
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    Aboard the Lake Erie Fishing Tug Lady Anna II (Part 5)

    “The challenge to make money. If you don’t catch fish, you don’t make money. Fun’s not the word. I just enjoy it; it’s a challenging and Read More »

  • PEI Lobster fishery soon to be certified sustainable

    P.E.I. lobster should be certified environmentally sustainable before fishermen go back out on the water again. The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association hopes Island lobster will be certified Read More »
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    A push to boost commercial fishing industry, post-Coronavirus on Long Island

    With the pandemics, the industry suffered on Long Island as restaurants all but shut down, wiping away an important client base for commercial fishing. As the Read More »

  • Optimism for deal to lower Pacific tuna catches

    Eight Pacific island nations, members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, along with Japan and the Philippines, want to reduce the catch of bigeye and yellow Read More »

  • Coast Guard investigating death on fishing boat

    The US Coast Guard is investigating the death of a 61-year-old man linked to an injury onboard a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico, and Read More »

  • The Gulf of Mexico could be the next factory farming zone! Tell the Gulf Council to “Can the Plan”

    Ocean fish farming is dirty business: Fish waste and chemicals can flush straight into the open ocean. Fish can escape from farms and they can alter Read More »

  • NEFMC Chairman C.M. “Rip” Cunningham rips Bullard monitor stand

    “Little, if any, justification is provided other than general statements that without higher coverage rates, ‘discard rates would be difficult to estimate because there is little Read More »

  • Lobster prices up over last year

    Although lobster prices along the North Shore are up a bit from last year, some harvests have gone the other way, River John fisherman Ron Heighton Read More »
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    Fire Subsides Aboard Factory Trawler F/V Kodiak Enterprise

    Firefighters have begun the process of knocking down the last remaining pockets of fire aboard the factory trawler F/V Kodiak Enterprise, which caught fire at a pier Read More »

  • Better Science Means More Fish

    “States should apply the precautionary approach widely to conservation, management and exploitation of living aquatic resources in order to protect them and preserve the aquatic environment. Read More »

  • Sockeye face ‘catastrophic’ collapse in South Okanagan

    A potentially catastrophic collapse of the sockeye salmon run is unfolding on the Columbia River system this year. Scientists once predicted that about 100,000 sockeye would Read More »

  • Tomorrow! February 4-6, 2014 ASMFC Winter Meeting in Alexandria, VA – Attend via Webinar! It’s FREE

    Board/Section meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning at 8:00 a.m. on February 4th, continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to Read More »
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    Fishermen slam ‘soul-destroying’ decision to end Clyde fishing exemption

    Fishermen have slammed the Scottish Government’s ‘soul-destroying’ decision to introduce new cod stock protection measures in the Firth of Clyde. The government is ending an exemption Read More »

  • Fish to Families: San Diego fishermen and chefs team up to fight hunger

    An innovative program called “Fish to Families” has local fishermen and chefs teaming up to help San Diegans struggling with hunger. The San Diego Fishermen’s Working Read More »

  • Can Hag Fish gloop be useful to humans?

    The carrion-eating hagfish has been described as the “vacuum cleaner of the ocean”. But it also has another claim to fame: it can see off its Read More »
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    Letter: Something fishy about those offshore wind feds

    Does anyone else find it interesting that the Federal Agencies charged with leasing our ocean to foreign companies seeking to construct offshore wind power plants is Read More »
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    French fisherman won’t pay for British Brexit failure

    Since the beginning of the year, Britain and France have been at odds about post-Brexit fishing licences for UK seas. The talks are still ongoing, but Read More »

  • Elderly Man in Serious Condition after Falling Off Shrimp Boat

    A man who fell into the water at the shrimp basin near the Port of Brownsville is in serious condition. The Brownsville Fire deputy chief said Read More »

  • On the Run! Newfoundland fisherman still wanted in Nunavut

    A second arrest warrant has gone out for a Newfoundland fisherman who is wanted in Nunavut. Clarence Cabot faces charges for allegedly cutting off the tails Read More »

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