Tag Archives: A Day in the Life of a Shrimper
A Day in the Life of a Shrimper
Capt. Tommy Edwards and his crew Kevin, D.J. and Goat trawl for White Roe Shrimp of The Coast of South Carolina by Charleston 16:45
The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Recent Posts
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There are only a handful of scallop farms in the United States, but most are in Maine.
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Protesting fish harvesters shout ‘We got no union!’
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New Study: Scientists unravel whale entanglement damage
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Carteret County board blasts MFC “draconian measures,” in resolution
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The big bust
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Last In, First Out review sees duelling public campaigns by inshore and offshore shrimp harvesters
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Stonington’s Neptune, old but reliable, coaxes a living from the sea – Photo gallery
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Boat fire sends smoke billowing over Portland
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Op-ed: E-mails continue a troubling practice on fisheries panel
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The historic ups and downs of the Acadian-Mi’kmaq relationship
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U.S. Coast Guard rescues two fishermen from a grounded fishing vessel in Neka Bay
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 46′ Mussel Ridge Lobster/Tuna, 750HP John Deere, Northern Lights-9 KW Aux.
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Fishing for votes: parties don’t have much to say about wild fisheries (other than B.C. salmon)
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France wants EU to start legal case against UK
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Lotsa NOAA OLE RAH RAH – Oregon deck boss charged with assaulting federal fishery observer – allegedly
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NOAA insists it is under no obligation to deliver controversial climate research docs to our Representatives.
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Three jailed after being caught with 109 undersized lobsters, out of season stone crab claws in the Keys
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Boat of the Week from TriNav Marine Brokerage Inc. – 50′ Kustom Fiberglass Industries Crab/Shrimp Vessel
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Cassidy Urges International Trade Commission to Keep Antidumping Orders on Shrimp from China, India, Thailand, Vietnam
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Santa Cruz crabbers face a slow start to the season
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 47’x15′ Novi Lobster Boat, Rebuilt, and Updated
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Deepwater Wind Adds Three Possible Spots On The Ocean Where Power Cables Would Come Ashore
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Thiele Calls For Overhaul Of Commercial Fishing Licensing
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‘Ain’t no hurricane going to stop Joe Patti’s’ – Shrimp boat captains docked behind Joe Patti’s devastated
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DFO POACHER PATROL Working Double Time on the Lower Fraser River
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