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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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Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce EDITORIAL: Shame to share for scallop shenanigans – ANDREW JENSEN, MANAGING EDITOR
Alaska’s rural communities will lose out after a backdoor move to preserve the status quo in the state scallop fishery backfired in the closing days of Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs an injured fisherman 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak and deployed aboard Cutter Alex Haley, hoisted the man from the vessel Magnus Martens after Read More » -
Red Snapper Quotas could affect Commercial Fisherman and Restaurants
This week, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is discussing possible changes to the amount of red snapper caught. Currently commercial fisherman can take 51% Read More » -
DFO scientist amazed by ‘extreme’ ocean temperatures
A federal scientist based in Nova Scotia says ocean temperatures off the East Coast of Canada were about two to four degrees above normal in 2012, Read More » -
Maine alewives heading for newly opened fishways this week – In time, the St. Croix River could have the largest alewife run in the country.
BAILEYVILLE Me.— Alewives are expected to swim upriver of the Grand Falls dam on eastern Maine’s St. Croix River this week for the first time in Read More » -
Grimsby fisherman has vital equipment removed and destroyed by Triton Knoll wind farm
Darren Kenyon, of Fastline Shellfish, lost 13 lobster pots and a distinctive anchor by a contractor working for the new Triton Knoll wind farm. Mr Kenyon, 54, Read More » -
Consultation amid low crab and lobster numbers
Members of the fishing industry are being asked for their views to inform a plan to ensure crab and lobster are caught sustainably. It comes amid Read More » -
FFAW Calls for Transparency and Accountability in Fish Harvesters’ Resource Centre
FFAW-Unifor President Dwan Street is calling for the Fish Harvesters’ Resource Centre (FRC) to operate with transparency and accountability. The FRC, a nonprofit governed by a Read More » -
Kodiak fishermen’s likes/dislikes about fishing – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini
Where another day at the office is common to most, it’s another day on the water for professional fisherman. Fish Radio asked Kodiak fishermen their favorite Read More » -
New Report Suggests “Whale Psychiatrist” Trump May be Right About Wind Farms and Whales
US Bureau of Ocean Management report says whales, dolphins, birds and bats can all be injured by wind turbine construction, and offshore fishing harmed. Trump has Read More » -
Sea lions take a big bite out of returning salmon runs
“When the region is directing more than half a billion dollars a year to fish and wildlife recovery and nearly half of the spring run is Read More » -
Gulf of Alaska Pollock fishermen agree to delay season, will allow roe to ripen, making fish more valuable.
Trawl fishermen targeting pollock in the Gulf of Alaska have collectively agreed to stand down from the Jan. 20 start of the fishery in order to Read More » -
DEM gets $1.6M grant for Port of Galilee infrastructure improvements
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to make critical port infrastructure Read More » -
Announcement of the notice of availability for Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Northeast Regional Office Click here to see the Notice – Comments must be received by October 11, 2013 – You may submit Read More » -
Wyden, Merkley Secured $2.1 Million in Federal Disaster Recovery for Oregon Fisheries
The office of Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week secured $2.1 million in Read More » -
Coast Guard: Investigations underway in 110-foot cutter collision that sank fishing vessel
“Though they’ll be looking into the same incident, the three investigations have different purposes and are clear and distinct from each other” said Captain Mike Zamperini, Read More » -
Climate Change Is Sending This Fluke Fight to Court
Disputes over fish quotas are not new, and the $25.2 million East Coast market for fluke—although a reliable bread-and-butter fish—is not particularly lucrative. And New York Read More » -
4 Mi’kmaw bands launch moderate livelihood fisheries with government approval
In a news release Wednesday, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs said the treaty fisheries will happen in the Acadia, Annapolis Valley, Bear River and Read More » -
Mass. commercial fishermen decry offshore wind projects’ pace
If fully built out, the offshore wind farms would cover a 1,400-square-mile area larger than the Ocean State and would negatively impact marine life and fishing Read More » -
NOAA backs off forced worker furloughs
The four-day work furloughs that had been in the immediate future for the 200 employees at the Northeast regional offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Read More » -
Commission considers ban on octopus harvest Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is exploring options for banning the harvest of giant Pacific octopuses off a Seattle’s beach and possibly elsewhere in Read More » -
Swordfish Facts – The Fishery, and the Fish
Swordfish are pursued worldwide by the fleets of more than 20 nations. In the U.S., swordfish are landed from Maine to Louisiana, as they migrate up Read More » -
MLA back in court this month over federal lobstering rules
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association continues its court fight against the National Marine Fisheries Service, challenging its biological opinion for the endangered right whale, released in May Read More » -
Dozens of Icelandic Fishermen Charged with Tax Fraud
Fifty-seven Icelandic fishermen, who worked for Icelandic fisheries abroad, are suspected of having failed to pay income tax in Iceland, where they resided, Fréttatíminn reports. Their Read More » -
No NOAA Confidence! 5 Gulf States Propose Gulf State Red Snapper Management Authority
ast week, marine fishery directors from all five states bordering the Gulf of Mexico — the first time all of the states have collaborated — sent Read More »
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I’m assuming that’s why they call it Deadliest Catch…my heart goes out to those men lost.RIP.
Prayers and condolences to all.
Oh no RIP my heart goes out to those family’s
Praying . May they R.I.P.