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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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  • Clamping down on illicit plundering of food and natural resources could curb Africa’s food shortages

    The extensive subsidies rich nations, including those in the European Union, dole out have helped extend global overfishing, according to the panel. Around $27-billion in cheap Read More »

  • The salt and pepper revolution

    I gave the following speech on Oct. 27th at the Albatros Hotel in Gander to start the founding convention of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters Read More »
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    13 years ago, the Nature Conservancy desperately wanted to protect groundfish. Now it wants you to eat them

    In 2006, the crash of the groundfish population — bottom-dwelling fish like petrale sole, chilipepper rockfish and sand dabs that used to be common on Bay Read More »

  • Salvage of fishing vessel Bergen to resume Tuesday in Bellingham

    Efforts to salvage the wrecked fishing boat Bergen and pull its remains out of Bellingham Bay will resume Tuesday, March 15, according to the Washington State Read More »

  • New limits and dates set for Atlantic bluefin fishing

    Atlantic bluefin tuna limits are being altered. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a temporary rule in the Federal Register of Friday, May 15, 2015 Read More »
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    Petersburg assembly joins call for increased sea otter harvest

    Petersburg Borough Assembly joined the call this month for measures to slow a growing population of sea otters in Southeast, as the marine mammals are impacting Read More »
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    Canada has a Helicopter problem. Fed plan to upgrade choppers is,,, ‘unaffordable’?

    The Liberal government announced plans to refurbish the CH-149 Cormorant fleet to keep the 14 aircraft flying and saving lives until 2042. It chose to sole-source Read More »
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    Three Run for Two Seats on Barnegat Light Council

    This fall’s Nov. 7 general election in Barnegat Light is contested. Two three-year seats on Barnegat Light Borough Council are sought by three candidates.,,, Eric Svelling. “I Read More »

  • Tuna showdown looms at Samoa conference

    Small Pacific island states and powerful foreign fishing nations are heading for a showdown next week over management of the world’s largest tuna fishery. The islands Read More »

  • Fisherman Catches 50-kg Cod

    Eysteinn Örn Garðarsson has been a fisherman for 16 years and has caught big fish like shark and flounder before, but he had never seen anything Read More »

  • Study: Seismic Testing Disrupts Fish Behavior

    Almost anyone who’s thrown a hook in the water to catch a fish in a quiet atmosphere probably knows intuitively that loud noises spook them: you Read More »

  • FISH-NL calls on Ottawa to reserve northern shrimp quota for inshore fleet in light of expected dramatic cuts

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling for an immediate halt to the fishing of northern shrimp by factory-freezer offshore Read More »
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    Port of Newport Commission aiming higher….

    The Newport Port Commission and their new port General Manager Paula Miranda tackled a number of high profile issues during the port’s monthly port commission meeting Read More »
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    Coronavirus: Urgent measures sought to help shellfish sector market undermined by continental closures

    Discussions are ongoing with the Scottish Government for temporary help for the sector which is hardest hit among the local strands of the fishing industry. Shetland’s Read More »

  • Mystery’ of sponges partially solved

    A strange sponge that suddenly appeared in Cotuit Bay in late summer of 2011, and which no one could identify, led a local aquacultural specialist on Read More »
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    Queens DA candidate pledged to crack down on live lobster boiling, campaign walks it back.

    In May, the left-wing candidate (Tiffany Caban) filled out a questionnaire from the Brooklyn-based group Voters for Animal Rights which included a checklist of activities the Read More »

  • No Go On Permit Stacking for Kodiak Salmon

    This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Stacking permit proposals dropped. The thoughts on permit stacking between Kodiak set-netters was mixed at the Board Of Fisheries Read More »
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    Fishing protest in Royal Square – Unite and Keep Fighting!

    More than a hundred fishermen marched in protest yesterday to the Royal Square, where they were promised ‘political intervention’ to overhaul a historic fishing treaty to Read More »

  • Fish Tales Of A Gloucester Fisherman by his daughter, Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon

    Hi Joey, I recently joined the Gloucester Writers Group. On Jan. 17th I attended my first meeting, The Inaugural Meeting of  Fish Tales, Live Story Telling. I would Read More »
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    Town of Mount Pleasant acquires ownership of Wando Dock

    The Wando Seafood Dock on Shem Creek has changed hands twice in less than a week, this time its ownership has fallen into possession of the Read More »
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    Kodiak jig fishermen explore other markets during poor cod season

    Kodiak processors and fishermen are seeing the effects of the 80 percent cut to cod quota in the Gulf of Alaska. Some small boat fishermen who Read More »

  • MACHIAS, Maine – Despite two good scallop years, lean season predicted ahead

    Scallop fisherman enjoyed a banner year in 2013, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources, but they are likely to have smaller catches next season Read More »

  • Here’a a PEW/ Oceana Puff Piece! – The Bait and Switch of Seafood Fraud, Yes. Bait and Switch!!

    That red snapper you bought at the market: Is it actually rockfish? How about the pricey local halibut you ordered for dinner: Is it really a Read More »

  • The Tools of Ocean Habitat Destruction. UMaine’s offshore wind buoy is ready for real test – in the ocean

    ORONO — A data-collection buoy that can be plopped  in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations  for offshore wind farms is Read More »
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    New Blue Catfish Regulation Threatening Health of Chesapeake Bay and Business

    The blue catfish is putting up quite the fight and it’s making Delmarva crabbers like Ryan Crouch frustrated. A new federal regulation will make it harder Read More »

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