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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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    Newport, Oregon: Fishing vessels collide at sea in thick fog

    U.S. Coast Guard crews safely escorted two small fishing vessels, one of which was taking on water, back to the dock after they apparently collided in Read More »

  • Pacific sardine population remains low, says National Marine Fisheries Service

    A study released Friday by the National Marine Fisheries Service puts the northern Pacific sardine population off the West Coast at perilously low levels for the Read More »

  • Establishm​ent of Control Date for Longfin Squid/Butt​erfish fishery (The Drive to Catch Share’s for this fishery.)

    Today NOAA Fisheries  NMFS announces the establishment of a control date (today) for the Longfin Squid/Butterfish fishery, at the request of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. What does this Read More »

  • Kentucky commercial fishing competition nets 83,000 pounds of fish

    Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials say the commercial fishing competition was the first ever to be aimed at Asian carp, which breed rapidly and have spread Read More »
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    New Jersey: Local Lawmakers Criticize Legislation to Fast-Track Offshore Wind Farm

    “Suddenly, we’ve got a private, foreign company that is determining our position here. For the Legislature and governor to consider taking away home rule is shameful,” Read More »

  • Maine says it must curtail the elver harvest because of declining population, but fishermen say their livelihood is being interfered with.

    Industry officials supported quotas based on historical catch during the first public hearing hosted by state regulators this week in Augusta. Another hearing will be held Read More »
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    Looking Back: Mistrust between scientists, fishermen mars key mission

    From the lightly swaying deck of his 98-foot trawler, Matt Stommel points out the scene of the crime, lit now in the deep orange of approaching Read More »
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    Coast Guard assists sinking fishing boat off Key West

    Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a 73-foot commercial fishing boat after it started taking on water about 46 miles northwest of Key West. The F/V Kayden Read More »

  • Conservationists Are United On Fukushima Threat To Oceans, while Over Fishing is the Real Threat!

    These people are cracked! Greenpeace UK ranks “destructive fishing, pollution and climate change” as the leading threats to the oceans, while radiation from Fukushima doesn’t get Read More »

  • As Pacific sardine collapse worsens, scientists worry about possible ripple in the ecosystem

    Nearly a year into a West Coast sardine fishing ban enacted to protect the collapsing population, the fish formerly worth more than $8 million to Oregon’s Read More »

  • Biden – Harris Administration Approves Nation’s Tenth Offshore Wind Project

    The Biden-Harris administration has approved the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, the nation’s tenth commercial-scale offshore wind energy project to receive federal approval. The Maryland Offshore Wind Read More »

  • Coast Guard stops illegal fishing; releases endangered sea turtle and 5 sharks

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An endangered sea turtle and five sharks were released back  to the ocean late Sunday night after the Coast Guard spotted Mexicans fishing Read More »
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    Inshore shrimp harvesters, plant workers worried about 2018

    It’s another year of uncertainty for harvesters and plant workers in shrimp fishing area 6.  On Feb. 16, DFO released findings that northern shrimp stocks in Read More »
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    Treasurer of Australia Josh Frydenberg warns of ‘significant impact’ of coronavirus on economy

    Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned of a “significant impact on the Australian economy” from the coronavirus as seafood businesses fear they will have to close their Read More »

  • Annual Redneck Fishing event to spotlight jobs, Catch as many Asian carp as fast as possible

    There is a good-food, good-jobs theme at this year’s Redneck Fishing Tournament in the Illinois River community of Bath. Economic development and elected officials from across Read More »
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    Bristol Bay Native Corp. nets two fishing companies in one deal

    The Alaska Native corporation with a “fish first” principle is making its first foray back into the signature Alaska industry in roughly 40 years. Bristol Bay Read More »

  • Future uncertain for fisheries research centre, five years after inception

    ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The future of the largest seagoing fisheries research program of its kind in Canada is unclear as cash-strapped Newfoundland and Labrador reviews Read More »

  • PEI Lobster glut leads to quotas amid low prices – Prices remain low as boats return to the water

    Many P.E.I. lobster fishermen face daily quotas on their catches because the processors say they’re being overwhelmed by large catches. The quotas, which started over the Read More »
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    US shuts off Mexico shrimp imports

    Mexico said Friday it will try to regain U.S. certification for shrimp exports, after the country lost its registration because of inadequate protections for sea turtles. Read More »

  • Apalachicola Bay-Franklin County Oysterman: “We’re going to lose everything we’ve ever worked for”

    “I don’t know how families are going to survive,” said his wife and fellow oysterman, Betty Shiver. For the oystering couple, making a decent living these Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Oregon fishing industry weathering the storm

    For the people who fish, the distributors, and the restaurants, Gov. Brown’s stay-home order has been costly. “The hardest part about all of this is the Read More »

  • Omega Protein Employees and Supporters Call for Fisheries Managers To Protect Menhaden Jobs

    457 Omega Protein employees and supporters have signed a petition urging the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to protect the jobs created by the Atlantic Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Humboldt Bay crab fishing season ‘devastated’

    “We could use one word: it’s devastating,” said Harrison Ibach, president of the Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association. “Everything has come to a screaming halt. And it’s Read More »
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    Hurricane Florence: Shrimpers talk storm damage, losses

    Davis Seafood is a family owned and operated business in Sneads Ferry, a little north up the river from similarly family owned and operated businesses Mitchell Read More »

  • NOAA Is Rolling Out a Plan to Radically Expand Offshore Aquaculture. Not Everyone Is Onboard

    The cardboard gravestones read “RIP Local fisherman,” “RIP Wild Fish,” and “RIP Humpback Whales.” Assembled in response to new aquaculture sites planned off the coast of Read More »

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