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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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  • Acoustic monitoring of Atlantic cod reveals clues to spawning behavior – Phys.Org

    For decades researchers have recorded sounds from whales and other marine mammals, using a variety of methods including passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to better understand how Read More »

  • Mexican fishing vessels seek safe harbor ahead of Tropical Storm Ingrid in Brownsville Tx – Video

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and the Brownsville Harbor Master are working together Saturday to allow safe harbor in the Port of Read More »

  • Dolphin Expert Stephen McCulloch Fired By FAU, Seeks Reinstatement

    Stephen McCulloch wants his job back. A prominent master of the arcane art of dolphin rescue, for more than a decade he was a leader and Read More »

  • Pollution: Learning the Limits for Marine Species

    Work by biologists and marine scientists at various Norwegian research institutions over the past 10 years has covered such commercial resources as shrimp, scallops, herring and Read More »
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    Vietnam builds first modern fishing ship for Canada

    Ha Long Shipbuilding Company, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, held a keel laying ceremony on August 31, for a fishing ship named Fishing Read More »

  • State Measure 81: Attempt to bar commercial gillnets from Columbia River fails

    http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/state_measure_81_bars_gillnets.html Read More »

  • President Barack Obama targets Iceland’s sustainable commercial whaling and trade in fin whale meat

    THE United States and Iceland are heading  for serious dispute after President Barack Obama  announced a series  of measures against Iceland over its policy to continue Read More »
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    Coast Guard responds to a boat fire near Carlsbad

    Coast Guard responded to a boat fire Thursday morning near Carlsbad. Coast Guard Sector San Diego watchstanders received several reports of a boat, 50 feet in Read More »

  • Fish and Game Provides an Overview of This Year’s Sockeye Fishery in the Nushagak District

    The man who makes the day to day management decisions for the commercial salmon fisheries in the Nushagak District provided a brief season summary during a meeting Read More »
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    Exposed wind farm electric transmission line at Block Island beach causing concern

    There is a controversy over a high voltage power line to and from Block Island that’s supposed to be buried. But it’s not. In fact, at Read More »

  • Fishing for plastic in a peaceful sea: a journey through the Pacific Ocean ‘garbage patch’

    As a marine biologist, and a veteran of some 800 research dives, Thom Young had heard quite a bit about the Pacific Ocean’s “garbage patch,” the Read More »

  • Charleston Marina: Annual Blessing of the Fleet on Monday

    CHARLESTON — Memorial Day activities in Charleston will focus on the annual Blessing of the Fleet and Memorial Service at the Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial Garden, near Read More »

  • Spare fleet readies for Togiak herring season

    At the quiet Dillingham Boat Harbor Monday, the four-man crew of the F/V Skagerrack was on deck, patching holes in their net and mending a leaky Read More »

  • Maine DMR assents to fishing season sought by Scallop Advisory Council

    The state Department of Marine Resources, acceding to the wishes of the Scallop Advisory Council, has proposed that draggers and divers be allowed to fish for Read More »
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    Lobster Rally in Portland Oct 12th at noon in DiMillo’s parking lot on Commercial St. The General Public are invited.

    This event is an opportunity for fishermen to speak directly to the general public and those running for office, explain what is being asked of us, Read More »

  • Lobster prices rise as catches fall: ‘They’re all fighting for that product’

    The price of lobster is up compared to last year, says the Lobster Fishers of P.E.I. Marketing Board. Live lobster is selling for as much as Read More »

  • Researchers, shrimpers look for black gill shrimp in Georgia

    This wasn’t your typical cruise. For starters, the day-long journey around Chatham County waterways on the 92-foot R/V Savannah on Thursday was focused on a tiny Read More »
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    Chignik fishermen stuck ashore as sockeye run fails

    Communities around the Gulf of Alaska are struggling with low sockeye returns, and villages near the Chignik River are no different. The region is experiencing its Read More »

  • Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon’s coast garners worldwide attention

    A massive, rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s northern coast, drawing crowds of curious Read More »
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    Investigation may lead to charges in the Nathan Carman “Chicken Pox’’ boat sinking

    A multi-state investigation is underway into Nathan Carman and the disappearance of his mother while on a tuna fishing trip with him, a trip that authorities Read More »

  • Washington to negotiate on Columbia River salmon reforms

    With time running short to adopt 2017 fishing seasons, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday delegated authority to director Jim Unsworth to negotiate the Read More »

  • NOAA Draws Criticism Over Revised Steller Sea Lion Measures

    Oceanic senior scientist and campaign manager Jon Warrenchuk, in Juneau is critical of NOAA’s decision. “We had hoped that the Fisheries Service would show the leadership Read More »

  • Santa Barbara Commercial Lobster Fisherman Convicted for Abandoning Traps

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the successful prosecution and conviction of a Santa Barbara commercial lobster fisherman on a multitude of Read More »
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    Fishery Mismanagement: FishNet USA – Choking on good(?) intentions

    From the article: We have fisheries that are on the verge of collapse while the fish stocks that support them are healthy. There is a wanton Read More »
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    Wreckage Removal on Hold! F/V American Challenger stuck on Marin coast until salvage funds identified

    State and federal officials are wrapping up their emergency response to a wrecked fishing vessel on the northern Marin coast,,, Tom Cullen, administrator for the state Read More »

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