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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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  • Bycatch alert system growing for fourth year

    NEW BEDFORD — New fishing grounds are being added to the highly successful system developed by UMass to avoid catching yellowtail flounder in the Northeast, it was announced Wednesday. Read More »

  • Letter to the Editor: Writer’s rhetoric offensive to fishermen – Russell A. Sherman, Captain, F/V Lady Jane, Gloucester

    I found the letter submitted by Mr. Smith of Manchester (the Times, Thursday, May 9) not only misinformed but offensive. Early on, Mr. Smith seems to Read More »
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    Southwestern N.S. lobster season start still delayed again by winds on Dec. 3 and 4th

    Just over an hour before boats in LFA 34 were to leave their wharves for the start of the season on Thursday came word that the Read More »

  • Grounded F/V Ms. Nicani returns to sea

    The sight of a large fishing boat grounded on the beach drew spectators to Heceta Beach near the Siuslaw River North Jetty over the weekend. The Read More »

  • The Real “Seafood Fraud” Mislabelin​g Miscreants

    What is this “mislabeling” and “seafood fraud” scuffle all about these days? Why, you might ask, is Oceana suddenly so concerned about “truth in packaging” for Read More »
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    A Great Wall – In the Sea

    Fishermen are being excluded from the debate relating to windfarm development in the North Sea, according to Job Schot of Eurocutter Job Senior Z-201, who has Read More »

  • Scallop fishermen argue against shortening season on Cobscook Bay

    DENNYSVILLE, Maine — Patrick Keliher, Commissioner of the state Department of Marine Resources, came to listen to scallop fisherman on Tuesday afternoon. . Some of them Read More »
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    Maryland’s wild oyster harvest doubles from last year

    Despite having fewer days to work, Maryland watermen harvested nearly twice as many wild oysters last season as they did the previous year, state officials report. Read More »
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    DMR extends search for shrimp boat for 2018 Northern Shrimp Cooperative Winter Sampling program

    The Department of Marine Resources extended the deadline and sweetened the deal in the hope of attracting applications to participate in its 2018 Northern Shrimp Cooperative Read More »

  • CT man allegedly flees from police in stolen vehicle loaded with lobster traps

    A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after attempting to flee from police in a stolen vehicle loaded with lobster traps on Wednesday in New London, Read More »

  • BREAKING – Missing fishermen recovery operation taking shape

    “If my boy is in that boat, I want to bring him home,” said Stephen Nickerson, father of Steven Cole Nickerson. “I think he’s in that Read More »

  • Illegal fish sales net Saskatchewan man fine, ban

    Leon Morin, from Buffalo Narrows, was charged after a complaint was received by the Ministry of Environment in 2012 over the possible abuse of walleye stocks Read More »
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    Canada’s marine protected area laws need a ‘floor of basic protections’

    The oceans that surround Canada on three coasts are under considerable pressure from a range of human-driven stressors. But measures in place to protect and de-stress Read More »
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    Islay whisky collection up for auction in aid of RNLI – Scotch Whisky News

    The Islay Sea Collection, a group of seven malt whiskies from each of Islay’s coastal distilleries presented in a one of a kind display case is Read More »

  • Galveston business entangled in net of fraud allegations and whistleblowers

    A shrimp business and former market that has been a cornerstone of Galveston for more than 45 years is in the muck, as it and its parent company are mired Read More »
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    The harbour is full of boats and the storm hasn’t even arrived yet.

    It’s not just the small visiting beam trawlers chasing soles, but also some of the biggest in the Brixham fleet like the Georgina, William and Julie Read More »

  • SAN FRANCISCO: Fishermen enjoy plentiful herring season -Video

    Herring boats stretched across the Bay near the San Rafael Bridge Friday morning, the scene attracted thousands of birds and even some seals got into the Read More »

  • Thanks to Regulatory Induced Effort Reductions, Money for At Sea Monitors to last through October!

    NOAA now says it expects to continue paying for at-sea monitoring of Northeast multispecies groundfish vessels through Oct. 31, two months longer than the federal agency Read More »

  • Wave of jumbo squids hits California- weighing up to 25 pounds – in numbers that they haven’t see in years.

    A scene straight out of a movie is taking place on boats around Southern California: Giant squids are spewing water and ink at passengers. “It’s like Read More »
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    Jersey Shore mobilises against offshore wind power

    Soaring costs, high interest rates and clogged supply chains have buffeted the offshore wind power industry as it tries to expand from Europe to the US Read More »
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    Bonnie Brady: A Diversity of Experience

    “What you see is what you get,” is how Bonnie Brady, a longtime Montauk resident and EH Fusion Party candidate for East Hampton Town Board, described Read More »

  • Drug tests for fishing boat crew members

    Some fishing boat crew members will have to be drug and alcohol tested under proposed law changes. Transport Minister Simon Bridges has introduced the bill and Read More »
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    Dory Fleet holds special piece of maritime history

    Pacific City, a beautiful stretch along the stunning Oregon Coast, prides itself in being “The Home of the Dory Fleet.” What is a dory? How did Read More »

  • NOAA Grants available to help New York’s fishing industry recover from superstorm Sandy

    Grants totaling $3.6 million are available to businesses in New York’s fishing industry affected by the impacts of Superstorm Sandy. Funded through the NOAA, the grants Read More »
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    Crabbers set to snap – Frustrations mount as price deadlock and towering swells delay season

    Frustrations grew Tuesday as crabbers and processors continued drawn-out negotiations over 2018’s opening price for Dungeness crab. All was silent in the Ilwaco channel and Port Read More »

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