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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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    Islanders, officials discuss the dire state of river herring

    Local fishermen, tribe and town officials, state and federal officials, and concerned citizens gathered Monday in the cavernous Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Community Center Read More »

  • Drastic groundfishing cuts approved by fishery management agency

    UPDATE… 6:27 PM Wed. New England Fisheries Management Council recommends cutting Cod fishing limits in the Gulf of Maine by 77% and in George’s Bank by Read More »

  • Brexit – Many in British Fishing Port Want E.U. Out of Their Waters

    Brixham, England — Mike Walker, a retired fisherman here, sums up what many in this southern English port town think of the European Union. Britain’s membership Read More »

  • Berwick fisherman doing OK after at-sea rescue by Digby ferry

    Clayton Joudrey’s sister wrote to the Courier about 1 p.m. June 9 to say the fisherman is very thankful to the crew of the Princess of Read More »

  • This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Sockeye price posted at Bristol Bay; Lots of red salmon rivals

    An advance sockeye price of $1.20 a pound has been posted at Bristol Bay by Alaska General Seafoods, with an extra 15 cents for chilled fish. Read More »
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    Gloucester to attend Super Bowl of fish

    The city will make its fourth consecutive foray into one of the world’s largest seafood shows in March, once again looking to expand its Gloucester Fresh Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Steel Scalloper/Lobster/Longliner

    To review specifications, information, and 17 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here<11: 04 Read More »

  • UPDATED: Search suspended – Coast Guard searches for overdue crabber near Anacortes, Wash.

    Missing is Dean Harvey, 48, of Bremerton. Robert Romero, Harvey’s brother, reported that they both left Anacortes around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on separate, 18-foot fishing vessels Read More »

  • Collins vows to help rebuild Harpswell waterfront during visit

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, vowed to help secure funding to rebuild Harpswell’s storm-damaged working waterfront during a visit to the town on Saturday, Jan. 20. Read More »

  • American Samoa – Local fising boat owners plead for help

    Port charges, clearance requirements, and the drop in the price of albacore are being cited by local boat owners as the reason most of American Samoa Read More »

  • Two fishermen rescued 6 miles offshore near San Francisco after commercial vessel capsized

    Two fishermen were rescued six miles offshore near San Francisco after their fishing vessel capsized on Monday morning, according to the United Sates Coast Guard. The Read More »
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    Lobstermen threatened with the extinction of their way of life

    The word “extinction” has been thrown around a lot lately by environmental groups,,, Large, well-funded, out-of-state environmental groups would have you believe that these whales are going Read More »
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    Man accused of killing Franky the pug arrested after domestic violence call

    A Hancock man accused of killing a lobsterman’s pug who had not been seen since violating his bail conditions nearly six months ago was arrested over Read More »

  • Are the Feds gonna let Carlos cop a plea? Trial pushed back again!

    Indicted New Bedford scallops magnate Carlos “Codfather” Rafael has asked the court to postpone his upcoming trial in part to pursue talks with prosecutors about “resolving” Read More »

  • Tags on fish may act as ‘dinner bell’ for seals

    Sound-emitting tags fitted to fish to track their survival may, paradoxically, be alerting predator seals to their whereabouts, said scientists Wednesday who warned of a “dinner Read More »
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    Fish cops’ keep eyes on the water

    When too much of a resource is taken from area bays and beaches — a common occurrence when it comes to clams and crabs — it Read More »

  • New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland, ME June 21- 23, 2016

    The New England Fishery Management Council will be meeting in Portland, Me. at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 0410. To read the Read More »

  • Terrible weather conditions are blamed for slow start to lobster fishery in Fortune Bay

    Exceptional windy conditions resulted in most fishers only being able to haul their pots three or four times during each of the first two weeks of Read More »
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    Fed Right whale plan could mean lobster industry changes – a reinvention of the fishery as we know it

    Federal officials recently released plans,,, But it’s the risk reduction target, an aggressive 98 percent, that Maine Department of Marine Resources officials said means only one Read More »
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    Obituary: Michael Tarasevich III, of South Kingstown, passed away unexpectedly

    Born in Glen Cove, New York, he was the son of Michael  Tarasevich, Jr. and the late Margaret (Peg) M. (Monahan) Tarasevich. He attended the University Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association is working on relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Laura in the Gulf

    Doug Cross of Pamlico Packing and Meade Amory are working on accumulating seafood and other items that will be trucked to Amory Seafood in Virginia and Read More »
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    Sharks are killed a ‘stone’s throw’ from protected waters off East Coast, Canadian researchers to question U.S. rules

    Canadian scientists on the Bay of Fundy are seething over a spate of recent photos of sharks killed in the bay by U.S. fishermen. Especially upsetting Read More »

  • EU referendum: Would Scotland’s fishermen be better in or out?

    The fishing industry plays a key role in the economy of the North East of Scotland. Ahead of the EU referendum on 23 June, I spoke Read More »

  • DFO clings to bad science, refuses to close herring fishery in Area 7 – “we’re prepared to stop them at all costs”

    Despite harsh criticism from scientists and First Nations of DFO’s flawed forecasting methods for the health of herring stocks, the department’s Director General, Pacific Region Sue Read More »

  • Record fine, manslaughter charges for BP spill

    BP confirmed it was in “advanced discussions” with the DoJ and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). http://news.msn.com/us/source-record-fine-manslaughter-charges-for-bp-spill Read More »

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