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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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    Uneven status of Pacific halibut revealed by annual data

    Following the trend of the past several years, overall Pacific halibut biomass seems to be down again. The most recent stock assessment presented to the International Read More »
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    This Weekend: Anti-Fishing Protests to Hit 38 Cities!

    This weekend, in honor of World Day for the End of Fishing, PETA supporters in 38 North American cities—from Boston and Vancouver to Mexico City and Read More »
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    Gray Whales – NOAA declares ‘unusual mortality event’ after at least 70 West Coast strandings this spring

    The declaration by NOAA — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — kicks in a provision of federal law that provides funding to help scientists figure Read More »

  • Three Men Cited For Tuna Violations in Plaquemines Parish

    Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) agents cited three men for alleged commercial tuna violations in Plaquemines Parish. While on a Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) Read More »

  • Inmarsat launches new Pacific North West Pricing Plan for Fleet One

    The new single SIM subscription plan represents the latest Inmarsat initiative to enhance vessel performance for Pacific North West fishers, while also ensuring the safety of Read More »
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    The Judge has ruled! NMFS must list the North Atlantic Right Whale entanglement facts on paper. Case Closed!

    Judge Boasberg has ruled! A new accurate ESA  analysis has been ordered by next June. The National Marine Fisheries Service just needs to put the lobster entanglement facts Read More »

  • Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price List for January 15, 2014 has arrived

    Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. where The Only Read More »

  • F/V Lydia and Maya fisherman Martin Gorham – Search has been suspended

    BOSTON — The Coast Guard is searching for a fisherman who went overboard from the fishing vessel Lydia & Maya approximately 32 miles southeast of Cape Ann, Read More »

  • Letter: Dear BOEM

    Your project of installing a wind power farm off the coast of Southern Oregon is in total disregard for the environment, economics, and people therein. The vibrations Read More »

  • A UConn Student’s Dramatic Rescue In The Bering Sea

    Megan Potter mustered all of her strength to swim through 10 foot swells as the boat she had spent the summer on slowly sank into the Read More »

  • Puget Sound Crab Harvest – What goes down will come back up…

    By Michael A. Moore – Puget Sound Dungeness crab harvests have been at record levels for the last four seasons, fluctuating between 8 and 11 million pounds Read More »

  • Wednesday meeting to give update on Ventura Harbor closure

    The meeting will be held in the Ventura Marina Mobile Home Park auditorium, 1215 Anchors Way Drive, Harbormaster John Higgins said. Topics to be discussed include Read More »

  • Lobster fisherman rescued by helicopter after becoming caught in ropes

    A man out fishing for lobsters was dramatically rescued yesterday evening after becoming entangled in his own ropes. This happened on Inishinny, a tiny island near to Arranmore Read More »
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    Fall lobster fishery is underway in Lobster Fishing Area 25

    A crowd was on the dock with cameras, smart phones and cheerful waves as loaded lobster boats sailed out the mouth of Miminegash Harbour at 6 Read More »

  • Satisfaction with recovery of bluefin tuna stock – Scientific Committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

    The good news was released by the Scientific Committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in the latest report published by this Read More »

  • Push for aid for fishery intensifies as budget process begins

    WASHINGTON — Less than three months after an effort to provide a pool of aid to distressed fisheries across the nation died at the end of Read More »
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    The fishing boat tragedy that rocked a community

    Nine fishermen left Peterhead on the boat Quiet Waters in March 1954. None of them came home. The boat sank and their deaths devastated their families Read More »
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    Aleutian Dreams: life as an Alaska fisherman – in pictures

    Corey Arnold is a fine art photographer and a commercial fisherman, working the stormy waters of the Bering Sea by Alaska. His latest work documents life Read More »
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    How a flipping crab led researchers to discover that a commercially harvested species feeds at methane seeps

    Researchers have documented a group of tanner crabs vigorously feeding at a methane seep on the seafloor off British Columbia – one of the first times Read More »

  • Federal fisheries enforcement and the 2012 election – a purposeful cover-up? By Nils Stolpe

    Here are the facts. Federal fisheries enforcement and the 2012 election – a purposeful cover-up?   Fact: Senator Scott Brown (Republican) and candidate Elizabeth Warren (Democrat) are Read More »

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  • Company aims to restore Tasmania’s squid fishing industry to its glory days

    A Tasmanian woman has partnered with the Commonwealth Government to resurrect the once booming Tasmanian squid industry. Fishermen call them the weeds of the sea because Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, May 24, 2015

    The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

  • F/V “Miss Laurie” Commercial Fishing Boat Catches Fire On Housatonic – Details are sketchy

    The three people were taken to Bridgeport Hospital, and the captain of the fishing boat suffered third-degree burns, the Coast Guard spokesman said.. Read more here 10:45 Read More »

  • “The Gray Curtain: The Impact of Seals, Sharks & Commercial Fishing on the Northeast Coast,”

    In the book’s first section he tells what kinds of seals are around, describing their behavior and ecology. He tracks the rise of gray seals since Read More »

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