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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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P.E.I. lobster fishermen, who started the fall season last weekend, are dreading a replay of a familiar story
While they have been fishing almost a week, processors have not yet announced a price for what they have been collecting at the wharf. Prices in Read More » -
Ventura FD put out Series of Arson Fires – Commercial fishing vessel a total loss
On January 31st at 1:46 AM, Ventura City firefighters responded to a report of a boat fire in the Ventura Harbor. Upon arrival responding crews found Read More » -
New Bedford Mayor writes commerce secretary on fishing relief
Mitchell suggested using the money to boost industry efforts to participate in fisheries science; retrain fishermen who have been forced out; support service programs for crew Read More » -
Officials work to remove capsized boat near Ventura Harbor
A boat remained partially submerged at the mouth of the Ventura Harbor on Monday after hitting the south end of the jetty while returning from a Read More » -
Fluke Fight. New Jersey fights New York’s efforts to take summer flounder
New Jersey fluke fishermen claim New York is trying to take their fish. The border war of sorts has been going on for several years but Read More » -
Columbia River Gillnet Killer Kitzhaber and the Greedy Greens
Oregon governor John Kitzhaber may have announced that he will resign, but a sweeping FBI investigation of him and his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes, is only getting Read More » -
Canada siding with U.S., Denmark on High Arctic fishing moratorium
Canada is preparing to join the United States and Denmark in pressing for a moratorium on commercial fishing in the international waters of the High Arctic Read More » -
Insight: Comeback cod lessens gloom over emptying oceans
Just over six years ago, an article in the U.S. journal Science projected that all fish and seafood species, on current trends, would collapse by 2048. Read More » -
Newfoundland CF/V Bradley Venture crew ‘lucky’ to be alive after boat sinks off Cape Breton
A Newfoundland skipper says he and his two crew members are very lucky to be alive after their boat started to sink off the coast of Cape Read More » -
Project launched to support fishermen in Pembrokeshire
The Fishermen’s Mission is concerned about the ever-increasing need for support and assistance in coastal areas by struggling fishermen and are trying to bridge the gap Read More » -
Atlantic Canada’s seafood industry gets a boost as China lowers tariffs
Atlantic Canada’s seafood industry is starting 2017 with a boost for the bottom line thanks to lower tariffs on seafood entering the booming China market. The Read More » -
Oregon Fishing Industry Tells Lawmakers Of Economic Hardships – Murkowski pushes for an another Billion in federal fisheries relief funds
The coronavirus has hit Oregon’s commercial fishing industry hard. That was the message to state lawmakers during a recent meeting of the House Interim Committee on Natural Read More » -
Ripples from disruptions in the fishing industry will reach a long way By DON CUDDY
They say bad news comes in threes, and that seems to be the case in the New Bedford fishing industry these days. On top of a Read More » -
Greenpeace whines about John Sackton’s seafoodnews.com pollock redlisting comment while kissing undercurrents fanny
After numerous suggestions to Seafood.com’s John Sackton that his stories about Greenpeace might be more accurate if he took the time to check in with us, Read More » -
Science. Lots of science.
Scientists stress need for national marine biodiversity observation network continued Early Warning Signs of Population Collapse continued Goosefish Capture Small Puffins Over Deep Water of Northwest Read More » -
This Is Why You Don’t See People-Sized Salmon Anymore
While the orcas of Puget Sound are sliding toward extinction, orcas farther north have been expanding their numbers. Their burgeoning hunger for big fish may be Read More » -
Global population’s of squid, octopuses and cuttlefish are booming
The world’s squid, octopuses and cuttlefish have been going through a massive, 60-year population boom, a new study has found. Published yesterday in Current Biology, the Read More » -
Small scale NZ commercial fishers worried new video surveillance will give away their best spots
New regulations to digitally monitor commercial fishing boats are worrying some small-scale operators, who suspect constant video surveillance may give away their best fishing locations. But the Read More » -
A big harvest + a buck a pound: Bristol Bay 2017 will be one for the books
Mother Nature sent way more sockeye back to Bristol Bay than was expected, and many fishermen recorded their top seasons ever. As other fisheries fall short, Read More » -
Poor season drives a black market for crabs in Qld
Poor weather over summer has resulted in a lucrative black market for the sale of mud crabs in Queensland. Recreational fishermen have been caught taking to Read More » -
Jersey’s historic fishing fleet is missing out on thousands of pounds each week and eventually will collapse
Michael Michieli, owner of L’Ecume II, said that there were now only a small number of Jersey vessels going to sea as the local market was Read More » -
Ryan Cleary – Russell Wangersky’s column demands a response
I wish to respond to Russell Wangersky’s Jan. 28th column (Fish harvesters have the most to lose), by noting with interest how Wangersky gets along with Read More » -
Massachusetts Lobstermen Raise Concerns Over Proposed Whale Regulations
At a public hearing on Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries (DMF) shared its recommendations to extend a seasonal commercial gear closure to areas north Read More » -
Looking Back: Nov.7, 1998 – “Conflict of interest, and fishery management”, By Nils Stolpe
This Looking Back features Nil’s insightful research into the funding source of fishery management bodies in the USA. This article was written in 1998, and the Read More » -
Chinook action plan a ‘question mark’ for conservation and economics
There will be a lot less fishing for king salmon in Southeast in the coming season, after the Alaska Board of Fisheries took dramatic steps to Read More »
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