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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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Lagunitas Creek gets odd visitor: pink salmon
A fish species rarely seen south of Washington state has turned up more than 700 miles away in Lagunitas Creek, part of what has been dubbed Read More » -
Canada orders temporary fishery closure in the Roseway Basin after detecting North Atlantic right whales
The latest order, issued Monday, closes several fisheries until further notice and could affect the lucrative commercial lobster fishery when the season opens next week.,, Since Read More » -
Today, from noon to 4 p.m. – Stonington fishermen holding open house to promote freshly caught seafood
As part of the Blessing of the Fleet, the fishermen of Stonington are sponsoring an open house at Gambardella Wholesale Fish Dealers at the Town Dock Read More » -
Down Memory Lane: The Blue Wave and Blue Mist tragedies
Grand Bank, like most other smaller communities in this province, has always depended on the sea for its very existence. From the days of small schooners Read More » -
NJ leads country in fishing production
“The Jersey Seafood industry is a tremendous benefit to the state’s economy with the responsible supply that is landed in our state each year,” NJ Secretary Read More » -
Phillip Boudreau murder charge dropped – Craig Claude Landry now charged with accessory after the fact
The Crown has withdrawn a charge of second-degree murder against one of the four people charged with the death of Cape Breton fisherman Phillip Boudreau. Read more Read More » -
LETTER: Fish harvesters, plantworkers are stronger together
This letter is a response to Ryan Cleary’s letter “Single union can’t represent all sides of fishery” >click here<. Uniting workers in the fishing industry through Read More » -
Are right whales big business for nonprofits?
Forget the green economy, the deep blue economy has it beat by a nautical mile. Ever wonder how much money is spent trying to protect the Read More » -
Someone is confused! (hope it ain’t me) Puget Sound Jellyfish show up in areas of poor water quality – Foragefishapalooza!
Is it water quality? or is it not? Did forage fish leave because the water sucks, or is it overfishing? “The important thing,” said Rice, “is Read More » -
FISH-NL calls for IMMEDIATE ACTION on northern cod, including moratorium on seismic; harvest of more seals
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) recommends Ottawa follow scientific advice on northern cod and restrict removals from all sources to Read More » -
F/V Scandies Rose: Inaccurate Stability Instructions, Ice Accumulation Led to Fatal Sinking
NTSB issues 7 Safety Recommendations from its investigation into the F/V Scandies Rose sinking. The 130-foot crab fishing vessel capsized and sank on December 31, 2019, The Read More » -
International buyers find ‘world-renowned seafood’ in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — Seafood buyers from 14 countries visited the city’s leading seafood companies on Friday. Buyers from Asia, Europe and the Middle East toured BASE Read More » -
Fishermen sentenced for poaching paddlefish in MS lake
Two commercial fishermen from Kentucky illegally harvested paddlefish and paddlefish roe from a Mississippi lake, and it cost them their livelihood for five years, the U.S. Read More » -
Newport restores water to commercial users – Fishing industry expresses gratitude
As part of the city of Newport’s declared water emergency, production at fish processing plants on the Bayfront had been halted. This action was taken because Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs 62-year-old man from vessel near Point Piedras
The Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old man from the fishing vessel Pamela Rose approximately eight nautical miles north of Point Piedras, Thursday morning. At approximately midnight, a good Samaritan Read More » -
Long Beach man replicates family history with winning model boat
Over the past eight years, Bob Daley painstakingly built a fishing boat replica from scratch. Although it was on a much smaller scale this go around, Read More » -
Fish farm owners say most salmon that escaped due to fish farm fire likely eaten by sea lions-Critics want farms phased out
Mowi Canada West downplayed threats to wild salmon stocks because of the number of sea lions feeding on the 21,000 non-native salmon held in pens there, Read More » -
As ‘Jaws’ turns 44, here are 44 things you didn’t know about the original blockbuster
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… The movie, the story of a great white shark terrorising the shores of Read More » -
Rough Weather Conditions Forces Stop on Search for Missing Crew
The Falkland Islands Government has called off the search for the remaining crew members of the fishing vessel Argos Georgia, which was reported to be taking Read More » -
Maine: 1 in 3 Lobstermen got small Paycheck Protection Program loans
About $14.9 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loans of less than $150,000 have been handed out to 1,358 Maine lobstermen, according to an Read More » -
Fishing safety demonstration Aug. 18 in Wedgeport aimed at raising awareness
Prior to the 7 p.m. tournament boat send-off Tuesday evening, Aug. 18, a local fishing crew will participate in an emergency safety drill and life-raft demonstration. Read More » -
Mayport fishing vessels scramble for docks in Jacksonville in advance of Hurricane Irma
The entire First Coast shrimping and fishing fleet is in the process of moving away from the coast and into a safer docking space in downtown Read More » -
The US Senate needs to support the AMERICAN FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT, S1322
To all, My name is Joel Hovanesian and I am a commercial fisherman who resides in RI but have held a CT. licence for some 30 Read More » -
Southeast Alaska Geoduck Divers Not Yet Affected By China’s Shellfish Ban
An industry representative says Southeast geoduck clam divers have not been affected by China’s recent ban on West Coast shellfish import since they haven’t been fishing Read More » -
Malpeque lobster boats stranded by sand bar
At least two boats were stuck and nearly a dozen more stranded in Malpeque Harbour on P.E.I.’s North Shore over the weekend. Low tides created a Read More »
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Very sorry for your loss. Hope your insurance company did you right. My son’s boat sunk around the same time except he couldn’t get his boat insured. He’ll be lost without his boat to lobster now.