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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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Fisheries and Oceans library closings called loss to science
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Search for skipper and crew of sunk Jersey fishing boat called off
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Sandy Stokes and the C.C.Venture spent four days stuck in Bonavista Bay
After days stuck in pack ice in Bonavista Bay, Sandy Stokes and the crew of the C.C. Venture freed themselves with some clever thinking. With only a few Read More » -
BC Fisheries Workers Demand Rule Changes From Federal Government
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Save Right Whale Coalition Sickened Over Government Response to Deaths of Whales in NY, NJ
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UPDATED: International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas increase’s quota on Bluefin tuna
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas on Monday raised next year’s quota on Bluefin tuna off the United States, Canada and Mexico by Read More » -
Enviros, Fishing interests balk at Obama’s exclusion of S.C. coastlines from drilling ban
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 81.5′ Steel Scalloper, Cat 3412, excellent electronics, available immediately
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SOS for shrimpers, processors alike – Fishermen may strike over price
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The Invisible Underwater Messaging System in Blue Crab Urine
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Trade Deals: Maine Lobster industry fears lost sales from ramped-up Canadian exports
A new trade deal looming between Canada and the European Union is setting off alarm bells in the Maine lobster industry. The deal between Canada and Read More » -
Starkist CEO hits back at Bumble Bee ‘buy American’ comments
Frank Pogue, vice president of marketing and corporate affairs for Starkist, hit back at comments from Bumble Bee Foods CEO, Chris Lischewski, over rules on who can supply Read More » -
Commercial Fisherman/Army Veteran Norval Helmer Nelson, of No. Douglas, Alaska has passed away
Norval Helmer Nelson, Sr, was born April 2, 1926 in Onalaska, Washington to Arnt Hilmer Sjoning Nilsen of Bodø, Norway and Selma Elizabeth (Holmblad) Nilsen of Read More » -
Trawler Sky Wind arrested for illegal crab fishing in Sakhalin
Fishing trawler Sky Wind was arrested and fined for illegal crab fishing in the Russian waters near Sakhalin. The vessel was detained by the boarded guard Read More » -
Fishermen say impacts still linger from BP oil spill – video
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Union of Canadian Transportation Employees alleges coast guard vessels are unsafe
Canada’s $200-million fleet of new coast guard mid-shore patrol vessels were accepted and put to use despite a series of serious safety concerns first identified before Read More » -
Call of the wild: Coho salmon get ready to leave net pens for the ocean
About 442,000 coho salmon will be released from net pens near Tongue Point into the Columbia River Wednesday as part of the Clatsop County Fisheries Project Read More » -
Coast Guard Aids Commercial Fishing Vessel Taking On Water Off LBI
A crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light aided the commercial fishing vessel F/V Relentless after it took on water just outside the Barnegat Inlet off Read More » -
Obituary: Commercial Fisherman Anthony “Joe” Mattera, Jr
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Scallop fishermen argue against shortening season on Cobscook Bay
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Puget Sound fishing firms tussle in Congress over new ship that ran afoul of federal law
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Local fisherman, FGCU student finds message in a bottle at sea, collects $10,000 diamond
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Opinion: Federal fisheries committee challenges B.C. licensing policies
With a sole focus on protecting fish stocks, since the mid-1990s Fisheries and Oceans Canada has largely ignored the economic well-being of B.C.’s commercial fish harvesters Read More »
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