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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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    Eaton, Taylor win Fastest Working Lobster boat at Boothbay Harbor races

    Jeff Eaton of Deer Isle/Stonington won Fastest Working Lobster Boat at the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races in Boothbay Harbor Saturday, June 17. Eaton pushed his Read More »

  • Third party subpoenas denied in Pebble litigation

    A federal court judge has ruled against motions from the Pebble Limited Partnership to compel testimony and documents from third party interests in Pebble’s lawsuit against Read More »

  • 2024 Scottish Skipper Expo: Aberdeen industry showcase set to break its own records

    The 2024 Scottish Skipper Expo in Aberdeen is looking to be the biggest yet, and the decision to make this an event taking place every second Read More »
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    A Record Breaker!

    The record for the value of fish landed in a single trip at one of England’s busiest fishing ports has been broken. The Enterprise caught the Read More »
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    Town Dock to offer vaccine clinic for commercial fishermen, employees

    The Town Dock in Narragansett is partnering with the Governor’s Office, the Department of Health, and the Department of Environmental Management to host a vaccine clinic Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Wesmac Gillnetter/Lobster, 585HP, 6 Cylinder CAT

    Specifications, information and 16 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:13 Read More »

  • Strong Catches, Low Prices – Lobster season is underway in the Bay of Fundy

    A June report from Fisheries and Oceans Canada says Bay of Fundy records have been broken five years in a row. A spokesperson said it was too Read More »
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    Fuel Man John G. Liarikos, II of Dartmouth, Mass, has passed away

    John G. Liarikos, II, 69, of Dartmouth passed away suddenly on Monday September 18, 2023. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Jeannine (Loranger) Read More »
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    Why save the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery? Aquarium Fish Collectors and what we do

    The September 6, 2017 Hawaii Supreme Court HEPA (Hawaii Environmental Protection Act) ruling has nearly shut down Hawaii’s aquarium fishery. It will take years and cost Read More »

  • Coast Guard conducts medevac near Cold Bay, Alaska

     A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced a mariner experiencing abdominal complications from the fishing vessel U.S. Intrepid 30 miles south of Read More »
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    Big Bar Landslide: 99% of early Stuart sockeye, 89% of early Fraser River chinook salmon runs were lost

    The officials with Fisheries and Oceans Canada told a Commons committee that 99 per cent of early Stuart and 89 per cent of early chinook salmon Read More »

  • Kodiak: Study Shows Skepticism With Fisheries Privatization

    A survey of fish harvesters in Kodiak by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers shows much concern over future of fisheries access because of privatization of fishing Read More »
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    Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72′ Steel Longliner, CAT 3408, 2 Gen Sets,

      Specifications, information and 15 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here<12:00 Read More »

  • Scientists Challenge Seafood Ecolabeling & Sustainability Standards

    “Only ten percent of global fisheries have gone through private ecolabelling programs,” said Thor Lassen, president of Ocean Trust and a co-convener and principle organizer for Read More »

  • Hammerheads classified as protected

    The National Marine Fisheries Service on Thursday classified as endangered and threatened four distinct populations of hammerhead sharks. The new classification responds to a petition filed Read More »

  • NOAA/NMFS Ignores Dangerous Sound Levels from Pile Driving – By Jim Lovgren

    A new recently released report from Rand Acoustics, LLC scientifically documented that the stated sound levels created by the pile driving of wind turbine stanchions into Read More »

  • Commercial Halibut Fishing 2014

    Much more @ http://juneautek.com/ 22:28 Read More »

  • New Mashpee fish ladder and dam will aid key species to food chain, river herring

    The river herring that will primarily use the ladder are so important to the local ecosystem, said state Sen. Daniel Wolf, D-Harwich, that the project should Read More »

  • Bill pulls sustainability, legality of seaweed harvesting into spotlight

    LUBEC, Maine — Proposed legislation that would explore statewide regulation of the commercial harvesting of seaweed along Maine’s 3,000 miles of craggy coastline has re-energized years Read More »
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    Going Full Crackpot! Sale of live crabs, lobsters and fur banned in Amsterdam markets

    Fur and live crabs and lobsters will no longer be allowed to be sold at markets in the Dutch capital from 2022. Amsterdam city council has Read More »
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    Cabinet ministers request emergency debate over Nova Scotia treaty dispute

    Four cabinet ministers and the NDP have requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons over a treaty dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi’kmaq fishers. Read More »
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    Commercial fishermen issue demand to start netting lake trout on Lake Michigan

    Commercial fishermen have intensified their push to establish a commercial harvest of lake trout on the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan. Though the idea has been Read More »
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    Ottawa leaving West Coast fishing sector to flounder after salmon closures

    The West Coast fishing sector is being hung out to dry and deserves a just transition like other climate-affected industries after the federal government put in Read More »

  • After closing its waters to all fishing for bluefin tuna, Mexico reopened its waters on Sunday

    Ken Franke couldn’t explain it, but inexplicably, just as quick as Mexico closed its waters to bluefin fishing, it reopened them Sunday to recreational fishing. Suspect Read More »

  • Maritime lobster boom: Fancy pickups, a boat shortage and a nice situation for the industry right now!

    The industry across the Maritimes moved into high gear last year, and has gained momentum since. Amid growing demand for the tasty crustaceans, fishermen have been Read More »

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