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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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    Update on Fishery Observer Program Restart, Which Resumes July 1st

    On May 29, NOAA Fisheries announced that on July 1, the waiver of fishery monitoring will expire, and we will begin deploying observers and at-sea monitors Read More »
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    Dividing the baby

    Alaska’s Kenai River is today a textbook example of the problems of managing mixed-stock fisheries right down to commercial set gillnetters protesting they catch comparatively few Read More »
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    National Marine Fisheries Service designates critical whale habitat areas in Alaska and the West Coast

    The National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday published a final rule designating critical habitat for three populations of humpback whales including some areas in Alaska. The federal Read More »
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    Body of Paul Brenner who went missing during blizzard found

    The body of Paul Benner, who went missing Thursday while clamming, has been found according to Marine Resources who has been spearheading the search. Benner’s body Read More »

  • Fatal accident inquiry determination highlights crew’s brave rescue attempts

    The crew of a local fishing boat did “all that they could” to try to recover a colleague as soon as possible from the sea after Read More »

  • ‘Wicked Tuna’ Exclusive Clip: It’s A New Day & Everyone’s Looking For The First Catch

    “Wicked Tuna’s” fifth season will pick up with some captains still struggling after the rough winter season captured in spinoff series “Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks.” This season, newcomer Read More »

  • Shrimp stock decline widespread, research shows

    Aschan pointed out research shows the world cold water prawn stocks are declining. She said there are larger and expanding cod stocks and predation by young Read More »

  • Fishermen busted for harvesting caviar illegally

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) – Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources, along with DNR officials in Illinois, have arrested, cited, or warned 13 fishermen this year for illegal Read More »

  • Convictions under the Fisheries Act – April 16, 2014

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  • Staying Alive In The World’s Most Dangerous Job w/ Joel Woods – Photo article by John Johnson

    Commercial fishing is the world’s most dangerous job. Even with all of the advances in safety equipment and modern weather prediction the chances of a fisherman Read More »

  • Illegal fish sales net Saskatchewan man fine, ban

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    Texas Congressmen Call on Biden Administration to Protect American Shrimp Industry

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    Japanese Canadian fishermen and their families are part of Richmond’s enduring and rich maritime history.

    Growing up next to Brittania shipyards in an enclave of cannery homes owned by B.C. Packers was a “Huck Finn-ish existence,” said Higo, 71, who offered Read More »

  • Sad news from Alaska today – John Enge (Jr.) passes over the bar

    John established the www.alaskacafe.blogspot.com on fisheries.  He was a relentless champion of integrity for the fishermen of the State of Alaska and beyond.  He lived an Read More »

  • 2024 Maritime elver season officially cancelled

    The federal government has carried through on its threat to cancel the 2024 season for baby eels, also known as elvers, in the Maritimes admitting it Read More »
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    ‘More fat, more flavour’: Why PEI tuna is selling at its highest price in decades

    “We’re seeing prices range from $10 or $11 on the low side to $40, $50, $60 a pound on the high side. So these are higher Read More »

  • Senate hopeful Dan Winslow carves out fishing stand

    Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Winslow has zeroed in on two nagging statutory imperatives that, in their violation have frustrated the fishing industry — the requirement Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, Aug 30, 2015

    The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »
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    Are they overpopulated, and should they be managed? Study Documents Growing Population of Gray Seals

    Gray seal pupping season comes to an end off the coast of Massachusetts and Maine, as a group of federal, state and local scientists are finishing Read More »

  • Scallop Actions: NEFMC September 25 – 27, 2012 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

    ,,,,,,,,,,quota for the U.S. and Canada to share for Georges Bank yellowtail, leaving the U.S. share in the low 200’s—an amount considered insufficient by the scallop Read More »
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    Great Yarmouth fisherman swaps shrimp for offshore wind

    From inshore shrimper to head skipper on offshore wind crew transfer vessels, Wally Saunders turned generations of his family’s love and living from the sea to Read More »
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    Derelict Vessels Act – Derelict vessel law sets up ‘DMV gantlet’ for thousands of Alaska mariners

    A well-intended new Alaska law has gone awry from a botched roll out that has turned thousands of Alaskan fishing vessel, tender, barge and sport fish Read More »

  • Jes Waitin’ for the Cabbage to Hit the Fan – Obama Administration Proposal Weakens Endangered Species Protections

    “America’s endangered species are already dying deaths by a thousand cuts, because too often no one’s keeping an eye on the big picture,” said Brett Hartl, Read More »

  • International Pacific Halibut Commission weighs 2016 harvest recommendations

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  • YEAR IN REVIEW: Federal agenda dominated by halibut bycatch concerns

    Halibut dominated the federal fisheries process in 2015, with each sector fighting over reduced allocations. Directed halibut fishermen in the North Pacific have watched their quotas Read More »

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