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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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    The Christmas Day trawler tragedy which killed 12 Hull men

    It rocked the city on a day which should have been among the happiest of the year. On Christmas Day, 1966, 12 crew of the St Read More »

  • A major fisheries advocate, Sitkan Tad Fujioka found dead in apparent bear mauling

    The call that Tad Fujioka was overdue could not have come at a worse time. On the evening of October 29, Sitka and the outer coast Read More »
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    For troubled Outer Banks commercial fishing industry, Coronavirus is one more blow. Louisiana, too.

    At the state and federal level, increasing regulatory requirements and catch quotas, fueled in part by aggressive lobbying of elected officials by the well-funded recreational fishing Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ DMR Offshore Lobster with Permit, Volvo 163A Diesel, 2 gensets

    To review specifications, information, and 26 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<11:40 Read More »

  • Cruise ship wastewater bill survives amendments, vote next week

    JUNEAU — The Senate turned aside a series of Democratic-sponsored amendments Wednesday to the Parnell administration bill rolling back cruise-ship wastewater restrictions, setting up a final Read More »

  • In Compliance! Federal government upholds NJ’s flounder regulations; 18-inch size limit affirmed

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross notified New Jersey officials Tuesday that the state’s 2017 flounder regulations were in Read More »

  • Good News for Fishermen in the Northeast Atlantic!

    Today, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) delivered an overview of the status of a host of fish and shellfish stocks across Read More »

  • All eight of the nation’s regional fishery management councils back Magnuson flexibility

    All eight of the nation’s regional fishery management councils, the grassroots panels that work with NOAA in fishery management and on regulatory rules, put themselves on Read More »
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    Puget Sound orcas look fatter … maybe because they’ve moved away

    It appears that endangered orcas that live around Puget Sound may be moving elsewhere. Groups of southern resident killer whales aren’t showing up this year like Read More »

  • Florida Lobster poachers busted for exceeding limit – FWC has a sustainable resource of thieves!

    FWC officers have been busy apprehending lobster poachers in South Florida! Here are two cases from the first week of lobster season: more@abc7.com Read More »

  • Dallas chefs say small portions key to enjoying escolar, dubbed ‘the Ex-Lax fish’

    The fish has gone by many names: oilfish, white tuna, super white tuna, butterfish and walu among them. But the very qualities celebrated by these names Read More »
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    Sealord crew member missing near Cape Palliser

    A Sealord crew member is missing and a search under way in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Cape Palliser. The crew member did not Read More »

  • The Lobster Institute at UMaine has a new executive director

    Maine native and University of Maine graduate Christina Cash has been named executive director at the university’s Lobster Institute. Serving as the interim director since last Read More »

  • Miss Ally divers nominated for the Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery.

    The four local divers who braved the elements to search the capsized hull of the Miss Ally have been nominated by the Municipality of Barrington for Read More »
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    The United Nations Is Considering Banning High-Seas Fishing

    Far offshore are the high seas—waters beyond any country’s jurisdiction and the focus of a contentious debate. The high seas, which cover nearly two-thirds of the Read More »

  • Cook Inlet: As we welcome the new year, the fisheries debate continues

    We’re going to usher out the old year just as we welcomed it — discussing the salmon management situation in Cook Inlet. A lot of the Read More »
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    Young fishing crews call for urgent government help to tackle rising fuel costs

    Fuel is at almost three times the price it was last year, and Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has warned the whitefish sector is in particular danger Read More »

  • Vandalism to lights and buoys endangers mariners in Pacific Northwest

    The Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help to put a stop to the vandalism of aids to navigation throughout the Pacific Northwest. Several navigational Read More »
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    New Jersey commercial fishing operations counting on relief funds to stay in business

    The Garden State Seafood Association is hoping the $11 million recently allocated to New Jersey’s seafood industry as part of the coronavirus stimulus law will prepare Read More »
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    Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price Sheet for October 2019 Has Arrived!

    “The only thing we treat our fish with, is respect” – Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273. To review Read More »

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  • How big will the Gulf Dead Zone get this year?

     LiveScience -The predicted size of this year’s Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone depends on whom you ask. One forecast model predicts an unusually small area of Read More »
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    Tropical Storm Elsa Public Advisory – 800 AM EDT

    The center of Tropical Storm Elsa was located near latitude 24.5 North, longitude 82.6 West. Elsa is moving toward the north-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h) Read More »
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    Taoiseach Micheal Martin asked to intervene to help Arklow fisherman left with debts of €1 million

    The Taoiseach should intervene to help an Arklow skipper left with debts of €1 million after purchasing a beam trawler that was later found to be Read More »
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    Bottom trawling for orange roughy has scientists worried

    Three of the nine fisheries within New Zealand waters were recently deemed sustainable once again. But it is bottom-trawling for orange roughy on the high seas Read More »

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