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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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    Helpful Lobsterman Lends a Neighborly Hand by Hauling Other People’s Traps

    Stonington – People here in this quiet fishing village are so friendly, one man will even take it on himself to haul other people’s traps when Read More »
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    Oregon Crabbers demand opening of season

    Small-vessel crabbers demand that state regulators commence Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery, condemning the thrice-delayed season as a scheme by big operators to depress dock prices and Read More »
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    Mi’kmaw treaty lobster fishery launches, fisheries officers seize lobster and gear

    Fisheries officers seized crates of lobster at Saulnierville wharf, harvested by Sipekne’katik First Nation fishermen. A few days earlier, Mi’kmaw fishermen dropped their lobster traps in Read More »

  • Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO): Tougher penalties still needed in the offshore: MP

    While the number of foreign offshore fishing vessels dropping gear outside Canada’s 200-mile limit has declined significantly since the 1990s, what remains the same is the Read More »

  • Sale process is reportedly underway for family-owned US scallop and fish supplier Wanchese Fish Company

    Previous attempts to sell have been held back by differing viewpoints from the family members, sources said. Wanchese has a fleet of 13 vessels catching scallops Read More »

  • Letter: I have never been so disappointed in our local Senators, Elizabeth Warren, and Ed Markey.

    I have supported both in the past. As a retired fisherman, I am still trying to help those stay afloat. I sent a letter to both Read More »

  • Militia members have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building

    A group of militiamen on Saturday occupied the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon in support of two brothers who are slated to report Read More »

  • Hang him! Hang him high!

    OK, OK, I get it! Carlos Rafael, aka, “The Codfather,” has done some pretty reprehensible things while amassing what seemingly is the largest percentage of ownership Read More »
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    The sardine war hits a lull: Commercial fishing industry lands a victory in Pacific sardine management

    The Pacific Fishery Management Council, which oversees fishing of Pacific sardines, voted unanimously in September to maintain the current sardine fishery management process that calls for Read More »

  • Congress Members Ask Commerce Secretary to Stop Summer Flounder Quota Cuts

    Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and a bipartisan group from the New Jersey Congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker asking her to Read More »
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    Supporting Innovation and Business Development in Ocean Technology

    To enhance marketing and business development in the ocean technology industry, the Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, today announced over $138,000 Read More »

  • Effects, lessons of 1983 freeze evident on Texas ecosystem

    Ed Hegen still shivers at the memory of the frigid morning 30 years ago this week when the Rockport-based coastal fisheries biologist boarded commercial fisherman Bucky Read More »
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    Hawaii Longline Association Takes Action To Fight Poor Conditions And Human Trafficking

    Eric Kingma, HLA executive director, says the local longline fleet has already taken several steps to ensure Hawaii’s fishermen are treated humanely.  While he took issue Read More »
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    Firth of Clyde: Fishermen hit out at new measures aimed at protecting cod stocks

    Exemptions allowing langoustine trawlers, creels and scallop dredgers to use the area during spawning season will be ended. The Clyde Fishermen’s Association says the move will Read More »

  • The Offshore Wind Energy Scandal Is Even Worse Than You Think

    These 11 charts show how America’s biggest NGOs are colluding with foreign corporations that want to industrialize our oceans with thousands of turbines that will hurt Read More »

  • Friday Tomfoolery with Captain Paul Watson

    Why We Need to Stop Masking the Reality of Animal Cruelty With Language – Paul Watson. For many years, I have been annoyed at some of Read More »

  • Household products, pharmaceuticals make fish unafraid of predators – Waste Water Treatment is Inadequate

    A recent US study into the presence of pharmaceuticals in freshwater areas receiving sewage effluent found evidence of the Prozac in fish brains. Showering, brushing your Read More »
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    Oregon: Crab still tops state’s commercial fishing, but squid is gaining

    Oregon’s crabbing industry is known as the state’s most lucrative in the fishing market, but another food from the sea is thriving off the coast: squid. Read More »
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    Facebook posts lead to first book deal for author, 68

    Gloucester’s Faye Passanisi, who comes from generations of fishing families, has become an “accidental author” in the wake of feedback from her daily inspirational messages on Read More »

  • Nova Scotia fishermen mourned

    WOODS HARBOUR, N.S.—Hundreds of people gathered in churches in southwestern Nova Scotia on Sunday as friends and religious leaders urged their communities to offer support to Read More »

  • Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s farm flap reverberates far beyond Drake’s Bay

    Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s legal bid to continue operating in federally protected waters has broader implications than simply the fate of the Marin County family-owed business Read More »

  • Are the oceans really dying?

    Whenever environmental doomsayers run out of arguments, they turn to the sea for hope – or rather, fear. Fish stocks are collapsing, and if climate change Read More »

  • F/V Demi Lynn, sinks at her Warren Town Wharf berth

    The 40-odd foot fishing boat, owned by Bristol resident Manuel “Butch” Perreira, sank at its Warren Town Wharf berth some time overnight Saturday into Sunday, coming Read More »
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    Cemre delivers Norwegian LNG-powered fishing vessel

    Turkish shipbuilder Cemre has handed over an LNG-powered vessel to Norwegian fishing company Teige Rederi. Cemre said in a statement on Friday it had delivered the Read More »

  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were busy busting poachers during the “For Future Generations,” operation

    keysnews.com – State fishery managers have wrapped up a more than month-long mutton snapper spawn operation in which 52 vessels were inspected and 15 misdemeanor fishing Read More »

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