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June 1 delivery date set for fisheries disaster dollars

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More than $29.6 million in federal assistance will be delivered on June 1 to communities affected by the delay in the 2015-16 Dungeness crab fishery and to the Yurok Tribe for the collapse of the Klamath River fall chinook salmon fishery in 2016. Congressman Jared Huffman, who represents Del Norte County, and his colleague, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) announced Monday that $29.65 million in federal disaster assistance will be delivered to North Coast fishing communities. >click to read<08:05

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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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June 1 delivery date set for fisheries disaster dollars

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Family feud erupts over iPhone recovered in search for Fla. teen fishermen

Offshore Wind Industry Wiping Out Crucial Fish Breeding Grounds & Fishermen’s Livelihoods

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NewBrunswick: Some go home with more money in their pockets, some less, as fishing season ends

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SLO County supervisors vote 3-2 to oppose Chumash National Heritage Marine Sanctuary

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Tonight in Political Inaction – Lu Dochtermann, a 72 year old still in his wheelhouse, and he wants some answers.

Crabbers battling on several fronts

Florida Net Ban: Florida’s ban on net fishing near shore debated again

Titles and Links – Missing posts from April 1st

Bristol Bay Fishermen prep for 2016 reg changes

Thailand arrests 2 alleged brokers who sent slaves onto boats, new regulations take affect

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$1,000 REWARD! Vandalism that occurred on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area

The North Carolina Fisheries Association Wishes You a Merry Christmas!

NOAA step won’t aid local boats – “The area they want us to fish does absolutely no good to the Gloucester and New England fleet,”

Large Scale Fin-Fish and Aquatic Farms Could Hamper Maine Aquaculture Industry

Commercial prawn season opens in Powell River B.C.

North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 26, 2021

The PEI Fishermen’s Association Snow crab registration

Albacore Tuna: A Thrilling Fishery at the Westport Marina

Gov. Jay Inslee’s Orca-Recovery Agenda Advancing, But Billion-Dollar Funding Yet to Be Seen

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