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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Coast Guard medevacs man near Houma
The Coast Guard medevaced a man from the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 23 miles south of Houma, Louisiana, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received Read More » -
H.R. 4576, “Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act” Passes Committee Unanimously
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Labour slams government over ‘discredited theory’ for mysterious big crustacean die-off
Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon has written to his opposite number in government, Therese Coffey, to criticise her department’s theory that algal bloom caused the deaths. Thousands of dead Read More » -
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as his commerce secretary
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife – Public meeting on salmon forecast kicks off season-setting process
Kicking off the annual salmon season-setting process, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will present initial forecasts – compiled by state and tribal biologists Read More » -
Editorial: We’re waiting – Gov. Kithaber made a mistake; now he can let others work things out
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Day 4 NPFMC Meeting – October 2 – 8 – Listen Live
Link to the Agenda here To listen live while the meeting is in session Link here 11:43 Read More » -
Skipper claims scallop boats being displaced from fishing grounds by wind energy schemes
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Miss Ally crewman mourned – Fisherman Joel Hopkins, “He was full of life, and a hard worker. … Everything he did, he just did with excitement, and just loved life.”
“The service was upbeat,” said Phil Williams, pastor of the Calvary United Baptist Church, who helped to organize the service. “It was really focused on celebration Read More » -
Nautic Alert Gives Boat Owner Confidence During Hurricane Harvey
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Establishment of Control Date for Longfin Squid/Butterfish 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 » -
Phase II – Feds enter new phase of fishery rules probe
In a memo Monday, that office notified the top manager at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that it was beginning its review of ‘‘controls and Read More » -
Fishermen, lawmakers blast Atlantic Coast drilling plan – We’re against it
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — Big price increases for halibut and black cod –
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Economic Impacts of the Mississippi Seafood Industry
Rapid changes in the economic structure of the Mississippi commercial fishing and seafood-related industry were observed during the last decade. Local spending by both the harvesting Read More » -
P.E.I. fishermen ‘optimistic’ about spring lobster season amid record prices
Island fishermen are anticipating the start of the spring lobster season in a few weeks with a heightened sense of optimism. In areas where the season Read More » -
Fisheries disaster declared in multiple fisheries, multiple states
Wednesday,, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced his determination that commercial fishery failures occurred for multiple fisheries between 2017 and 2019 in Alaska, California, Georgia, and Read More » -
F/V Pappy’s Pride: Lone survivor of shrimp boat dragged under after tanker collision
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Decline of Gulf of Maine cod leaves regulators a tough task
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Lobstermen unhappy over proposed changes in legal size of catch
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update March 16, 2014
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Fishermen in Moss Landing being slapped with too many regulations – 27 percent decline of black cod fish since 2006, regulators say
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Coast Guard rescues disabled fishing vessel 115 miles east of Glouceser
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Fishing Machine – The Fifth Endeavor from Macduff
The new trawler took shape only a few miles from Peter Lovie’s home and it sails with a local crew of ten, including his sons David, Read More »
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