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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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    Accused of poaching crabs in a marine reserve area on Oregon coast

    Two men are accused of poaching crab in the protected Cape Falcon Marine Reserve south of Cannon Beach using gear stolen from other crabbers. Scott Giles, Read More »
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    Nova Scotia: Wharf price for lobster has plunged in April

    Lobster prices paid to fishermen have plunged between 37 and 42 per cent in Nova Scotia this month. The decline, from $17.50 a pound on April Read More »

  • Fishing vessel runs aground near Unalaska’s landfill, no injuries reported

    Unalaska’s U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit is responding to a distressed vessel near the island’s landfill. The F/V Northern Endurance ran aground near Iliuliuk Bay Read More »

  • Lobster’s nightmare: Vicious Atlantic wolffish is one scary catch in the Gulf of Maine

    Atlantic wolffish are vicious looking. Their head is huge with gaping teeth that protrude from their lips both top and bottom, giving them a severe overbite. Read More »

  • Western Isles flotilla searches for missing Louisa skipper

    A flotilla of boats is taking part in a search for the skipper of the Louisa, which sank of Mingulay. Paul Alliston, who is also known Read More »
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    These guys are hot! Fishermen who rescued lost paddleboarders, rescue a man in Galway

    The father and son who rescued two paddleboarders last month have saved another life after plucking a man from the water in Galway yesterday morning. Patrick Read More »

  • Regional Fishery Management Council Coordination Committee debones Oceana bycatch report – Calls for Detraction

    After an exhaustive analysis of the report, the Councils found “a variety of substantial errors, omissions, and organizational approaches” in the Oceana report that “may seriously Read More »
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    How a small change in scallop gear could make a big difference on P.E.I.

    Some Island scallop harvesters are adjusting the way they do their work this year, in the hopes that it’ll help make the fishery more sustainable. The Read More »

  • BLUE STATE OF MIND #1 – Listen up…

    In 2007, Shannyn Moore — the brilliant mind, clear voice of experience in Alaska fisheries, and nationwide known talk show host — fulfilled her wish to Read More »

  • ‘Pirate’ ship which was attacked by Spanish fisherman sinks in Penzance harbour

    A former fishing boat which was turned into a floating pirate shop has sunk in Penzance harbour in the wake of Storm Antoni. The sad demise of Read More »

  • Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed until at least Dec. 16

    Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed coastwide until at least Dec. 16, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs Read More »
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    NPFMC ponders changes in the halibut catch sharing plan

    When the North Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted its halibut Catch Share Plan back 2014, charter operators were granted 125% of their historic catch at low Read More »
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    Michael Moore-Backed Doc Tackles Green Energy’s ‘False Promises’

    What if alternative energy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? That’s the provocative question explored in the documentary Planet of the Humans, which is backed Read More »

  • Something different: The Vampire Squid Strikes Again: The Mega Banks’ Most Devious Scam Yet

    Call it the loophole that destroyed the world. It’s 1999, the tail end of the Clinton years. While the rest of America obsesses over Monica Lewinsky, Read More »
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    Homer halibut fishermen facing more competition from the East Coast

    The International Halibut Commission, or the IPHC, will kick off its annual meeting in Portland Monday. The international regulatory body is expected to slash the total Read More »
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    New Zealand: Regulatory approval of new innovative trawl technology

    Fisheries New Zealand has approved the use of the Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) Modular Harvest System (MHS) in North Island inshore fisheries for snapper, tarakihi, trevally, Read More »

  • Auctions confirm renewed ‘uptick’ in cod – following its age-old pattern

    Both of Gloucester’s general fish auction houses are confirming reports by fishermen that cod — the fish that helped make this city the world’s oldest, most Read More »
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    Pushing Propaganda: Underwater video shows marine life growing at wind farm

    Offshore wind proponents are touting new undersea footage that suggests a vibrant marine habitat is growing around the nation’s first offshore wind farm — a five-turbine Read More »

  • Companies signal interest in offshore Va. winds

    Energy Management Inc., developer of the Cape Wind project in federal waters off Massachusetts’ Cape Cod, and Sea Breeze Power Corp. alerted the federal Bureau of Read More »

  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Setnet ban gets day in Court; Togiak herring price tanks

    A push to ban setnet fishing in urban Alaska regions got a Superior Court hearing this week. Turning to Togiak,,, Read more here 17:34 Read More »

  • Can this province have a successful small boat cod fishery?

    Tonight we speak with fishermen from the south coast of Newfoundland, where the province’s only commercial cod fishery currently exists, to get their take. Listen to the podcast Read More »
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    Fishing boats collide 35 miles west of Dry Tortugas, Coast Guard medevacs two fishermen

    The Coast Guard medevaced two crewmembers from the fishing vessel, Miss Amy J, after the boat collided with another fishing vessel approximately 35 miles northwest of Read More »

  • Coast Guard urge mariners to prepare for hurricane force winds, 45-foot seas in Western Alaska

    The Coast Guard urges mariners to use caution with the onset of heavy weather expected to affect the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea, this weekend. On Read More »

  • South Jersey fishing ports escape brunt of storm, but fleet damage extensive up north

    New Jersey’s commercial fishing industry is asking the federal government to declare a “fisheries disaster” from Hurricane Sandy that could lead to aid to rebuild. The Read More »

  • Battle for red snapper begins in Gulf

    “The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s  has failed to adequately account for the size and well being of the red snapper stock in the Gulf of Mexico,” Read More »

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