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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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    SeaChoice, a national sustainable seafood program, has dropped one of its most prominent partners, the Overwaitea Food Group, due in part to ongoing problems with getting information about Read More »
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    Mississippi Shrimpers optimistic for upcoming season in state waters

    With the shrimp season in Mississippi approaching, more shrimp boats are docking in the Biloxi harbor, awaiting the green light to drop their nets in the Read More »
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    Arklow Fisherman Appeals to Politicians to Submit His Experience to EU Fishing Vessel Safety Review

    The owner of former beam trawler Mary Kate has said his experience should inform the EU’s review of fishing vessel safety. Arklow fisherman CJ Gaffney has Read More »
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    Editorial: A callous agenda – defining who is a commercial fisherman

    Once again defining who is a commercial fisherman in North Carolina is on the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission’s agenda when it meets Wednesday and Thursday at Read More »
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    North Carolina: Commercial fishing under ‘assault,’ say Dare County Commissioners.

    Calling it an “ongoing assault on the commercial fishing industry,” the Dare County Commissioners this week unanimously approved a resolution opposing the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Read More »
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    Mid-Atlantic Council Flirts With Overfishing

    The relationship between the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and overfishing goes back a long way. In 1999, the Council adopted a summer flounder quota that Read More »

  • Guest opinion: Dumping on our fisheries – Rep. Les Gara

    Care much about the decline of Alaska’s king salmon and halibut? I do. You do, and that’s why you voted in 2006 for strict water quality Read More »

  • Coast Guard saves two from sunk fishing boat 50 miles east of Portland, ME

    Coast Guard rescue crews from  Station Boothbay Harbor, the Coast Guard Cutters Campbell and Ocracoke, and Air Station Cape Cod saved two people from their sunken fishing vessel Read More »

  • Texas Legislators look for ways to save commercial oystering

    A fight over 23,000 acres of sea bottom in Galveston Bay has the state reconsidering how the commercial oyster industry should operate in the future. At Read More »
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    Wind farms: Where are all of the ocean saviors?

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    Sockeye harvest breaks all-time top 5; pinks picking up

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  • US Senate candidate Nardolillo on Sheldon Whitehouse’s Conflicting Positions

    State Rep Bobby Nardolillo, himself a candidate for the US Senate, reacted today to an announcement from the incumbent regarding Off Shore Drilling. On Monday, February Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Holland Lobster, 430HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins 8.3L

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    Federal regulations are sinking New Hampshire’s historic fishing industry

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    Out with the old Oyster Creek nuclear plant, in with a new one? The choices ahead. Enough offshore windfarm nonsense!

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  • A Health Care Plan That Fits Your Needs

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    9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea

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    Syria’s last traditional boat-makers keep ancient craft afloat

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  • Fishermen fight NOAA penalty for accidental catch of porpoises – Bullard Meets NH Fishermen –

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