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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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  • Group gathers support for Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act

    “How stupid was I?”  Still, it was too rough to fish on Monday so he met with a representative of the Pew Environment Group, which supports Read More »

  • Fishing boat Captain Craig Sock honoured for Bravery

    Craig “Jumbo” Sock, the Elsipogtog fishing boat captain who lost his life while rescuing members of his crew in 2021, was honoured Thursday with the Governor Read More »

  • Coast Guard responds to medical emergency of fishing captain off Hull, Massachusetts

    The Coast Guard responded to a distress call Tuesday outside of Boston Harbor after a fisherman noticed their captain was unwell. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston Read More »
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    Study to help prevent whale entanglements off Oregon

    COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Crab Commission is supporting a multi-year study to prevent whale entanglements off the Oregon Coast The Coos Bay World reports that Read More »

  • Tuna Fever hits Newfoundland and Labrador! Gerry Byrne calls for equal tuna fishing access – Immediately!

    “Newfoundland and Labrador was largely left out and, despite now having more lucrative opportunities to participate the fishery, this province continues to be left out, “ Read More »

  • Big oil lobbyist serves on federal marine protected areas panel – Dan Bacher

    Catherine Reheis-Boyd’s role as a “marine guardian” for both the state and federal governments is just one example of the many conflicts of interests that infest Read More »

  • Banana Republic of Mexico and Sea Shepherds Round Up Fishermen to “save” the critically endangered Vaquita

    Crew from six fishing boats in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez were arrested by the Mexican Navy, after they were caught using illegal fishing nets to poach Read More »

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  • Copper River sockeye harvest jumps to 837,000 fish

    Some 843,000 sockeyes and 7,200 king salmon have been harvested to date in the Copper River District and a 36-hour commercial opener was under way June Read More »

  • Senate subcommittee releases new draft of fisheries act

    The newest draft of the Magnuson-Stevens Act proposes changes to fisheries management including new fees, sustainability standards, and a possible national marketing effort. The U.S. Senate Read More »
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    FISH-NL calls for independent investigation of ‘epic’ mismanagement of northern cod stock, relationship between DFO and FFAW

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says a dramatic decline in northern cod below 1992’s moratorium level reflects “epic” mismanagement that Read More »

  • Fisheries debate continues By Howard Delo

    Over the last few weeks in this column, I mentioned how a recent speaker at a Valley chamber of commerce luncheon discussed the economic value of Read More »

  • FISH-NL presents certification application to Labour Relations Board

    The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH NL) presented an application this morning to the Labour Relations Board requesting that the organization Read More »

  • President Obama just gave $500 million of Your Money to the UN Green Fund

    Guest essay by Eric Worrall- Tyrants and dictators, shady international arms dealers, brutal leaders of broken, basket case nations like President for Life Robert Mugabe, will Read More »

  • Gov. Kate Brown puts political correctness above jobs

    In an astoundingly ignorant and heavy-handed display of putting urban political correctness ahead of rural jobs, Gov. Kate Brown last week dictated that the citizen members Read More »

  • Happy Anniversary to Vital Ocean Policy – Andreas Merkl – President and CEO of Ocean Conservancy

    This policy directly addresses the key challenge of our time:  how to meet the enormous resource demands of a rapidly growing global population without destroying the Read More »

  • The Truth Behind the Menu: Study finds widespread mislabeled shrimp in Coast restaurants

    Docked shrimp boats, and empty factories. It’s a sight many in the shrimp industry are dealing with because of the imports flooding the market. “It’s really Read More »

  • Nova Scotia lobster buyers must take a lobster handling course for licence renewal

    Nova Scotia lobster buyers will have to take a lobster handling course this spring to have their licences renewed, the provincial fisheries minister said Thursday. Proper handling of Read More »

  • Fishery fund ‘biggest sellout’: Paul Davis says Ball government gave up $300M

    The Progressive Conservatives are calling an Atlantic fisheries fund that will direct $100-million to Newfoundland and Labrador a sellout. “It’s the biggest sellout in the history Read More »

  • The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL – OUR OPINION: No time for Florida to increase fishing days

    On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will consider having a 44-day fishing season for red snapper within state waters — up to nine Read More »
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    Central Coast should look to Rhode Island for bad experience with wind turbines  

    Our commercial fishermen met with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the bureau plans on putting hundreds of wind turbines off our coastline, taking hundreds Read More »

  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch …. Seven elements to be considered for any catch share plan. That’s up after this –

    Like it or not, catch share programs are a preferred tool for federal fishery managers. For any program, seven topics should drive the decisions that will Read More »

  • Catching a glimpse of the Mississippi seafood industry

    If you were asked to list the seafood available from the nutrient-rich waterways along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, how many could you name? What comprises the Read More »
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    Market Price is a whopper

    There may still be some small fishing boats being built along the Maine coast, but they seem to be few and far between. WESMAC Custom Boats’ Read More »

  • EDITORIAL: A different kettle of …lobster

    We’ve supported the idea of a two-cent-per-pound lobster levy since an independent panel recommended it last fall in a report on the fickle Maritime lobster fishery. Read More »

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