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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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    Law enforcement officials with the federal agency, along with others from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maine Marine Patrol, were in Ellsworth early Thursday Read More »
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    P.E.I. company adding seal meat to produce ‘Cadillac’ of baits

    Bait Masters started producing bait sausages in its $1.4-million facility in Nine Mile Creek in April 2021, using a mix of fish, fish oil and other Read More »
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    Instead of throwing their catch overboard, fishermen are feeding the hungry in N.J.

    Despite its health benefits, fresh seafood has been a rarity at soup kitchens and food pantries up to now,, Though gleaning of meats and fresh vegetables has Read More »

  • Update: Coast Guard carrying on search for scalloper

    The U.S. Coast Guard continued an air and sea search along the inshore waters of Massachusetts Bay today for two scallop fishermen whose boat the Foxy Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Northern Bay Lobster/Tuna, 6 Cylinder Iveco,

    Specifications, information and 8 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<13:43 Read More »

  • A Statement by FISH-NL

    As President of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL), I and FISH-NL apologize to the FFAW for referring to them as Read More »

  • Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization: NPFMC Council discusses changes

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council heard a brief update on the Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization this morning.(02/05/2014), A council representative will be expected to provide about Read More »

  • Sorting out the details of offshore wind compensation plans

    Owners of commercial fishing vessels or permits can now sign up for compensation to cover economic losses attributed to the region’s offshore wind installations. Millions in Read More »

  • The Offshore Wind Energy Scandal Is Even Worse Than You Think

    These 11 charts show how America’s biggest NGOs are colluding with foreign corporations that want to industrialize our oceans with thousands of turbines that will hurt Read More »
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    UK Fisheries Administrations call on fishermen with vessels 12 metres and longer, register with International Maritime Organization

    Access for UK boats to fish in EU, Norwegian or Faroese waters after the UK leaves the EU will be a matter for negotiation. Should access Read More »
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    Maine Delegation Presses Fisheries Agency for Fair Treatment of Maine Lobster Fishery

    After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) gave lobster industry participants just two business days to submit proposals for a new risk reduction plan to protect Read More »

  • NPFMC to focus on halibut bycatch, new P-cod fishery during February 2nd – 10th Meeting in Seattle

    Halibut and cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands will be the focus for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council at its upcoming meeting, with Read More »
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    Alaskans worried by prospect of deep-sea fish farms

    In a Centennial Hall listening session, Alaskans raised concerns about federal plans to boost open-ocean fish farms under a new strategic plan for the U.S. Department Read More »

  • Fisheries official tried to keep Robichaud file secret – didn’t make government ‘look good,’ Wilbert Sabine testifies

    The head of enforcement at the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries says he marked his emails on the Donat Robichaud case as “confidential” because he Read More »

  • Letter: It’s time to resolve the conflicts over national red snapper fishing rules – Mark Mathews

    Red snapper is the most mismanaged fish in this country. I consider many charter captains dear friends. They are important friends and clients, and I try Read More »

  • Plan to rebuild south coast cod stocks announced

    A rebuilding plan for cod stocks off the south coast of Newfoundland was announced Wednesday in conjunction with a 15 per cent increase in the total Read More »
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    Coast Guard seeks public information after laser strike hits Port Angeles aircrew

    The Coast Guard is seeking information from the public to help locate the person or persons who pointed a red laser light at a Coast Guard Read More »

  • St. Bernard Parish spends hundreds of thousands and still can’t get bulk ice to docks – video

    “It’s sort of like white gold. Cold gold,” explained F.J. Campo, owner and operator of Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach. “If you have a boat that Read More »

  • Federal restrictions hit recreational fishermen

    John Bullard, Northeast regional administrator at NOAA, said he believes the scientists working with NOAA and who came to the recent conclusions about cod should be Read More »

  • Gov. Walker makes another unorthodox pick for Fish Board, Meanwhile in Montana, former Fish Board appointee charged!

    Gov. Bill Walker has made a second try at filling a vacant seat on the Alaska Board of Fisheries, this time picking Robert Ruffner, the director Read More »
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    Volunteers clean up Cape Breton beach of debris left by storm

    You wouldn’t have been able to tell from Saturday’s weather, but just days ago, lobster fishermen in Cape Breton lost thousands of dollars of gear in Read More »

  • Stop pointing the finger at fishing, point it at polluting industries

    Sandy muddy bottoms peak August and October in Georgia In the marshes, estuaries and winter beaches, you can go as far as a mile or two Read More »
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    A full weekend of events! Darien gears up for the 49th Blessing of the Fleet

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    Squid: Coming to Life – How a cephalopod is born, in stunning microscopy footage

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  • New Gulf of Alaska king salmon bycatch limits passed by North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

    There was almost certainly going to be a cap. All the other trawl fisheries had one, and concern over the health of Alaska’s chinook runs has Read More »

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