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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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10-year pilot project: On-board processing of Hake discussed by Regional District of Mount Waddington board
Plans for a 10-year pilot project, which will allow on-board processing of Hake, was discussed at the July 19 Regional District of Mount Waddington board meeting Read More » -
Only a Misunderstanding? He ain’t buyin’ it!
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Joe Gill says his comments to Maryland Watermen’s Association president Robert Brown were misunderstood. But Brown isn’t convinced. Read More » -
Quinlan plant puts best PR foot forward after being charged for trying to sell rotten crab
With 2,100 boxes of snow crab in the landfill and four charges laid under the Fish Inspection Act, Quinlan Brothers Ltd. is eager to change the Read More » -
NEFMC: Final Action on Deep-Sea Coral Amendment; Comments on Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in North Atlantic
The New England Fishery Management Council has taken final action on its Omnibus Deep-Sea Coral Amendment and voted to submit the document to the National Marine Read More » -
The Sea Is So Great…
The New Year came in on a dour note, wind-driven rain slamming the south-facing windows near the foot of my bed. I would not sleep, I Read More » -
Stanley launches wood-glass hybrid
A thunderstorm cell loomed on the horizon, but bright sunshine greeted the small crowd that gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate the launch of National Pride, the Read More » -
Crab season: ‘It’s strange for them to be so full at the first of the season’
CHARLESTON, Ore. — With Dungeness crab season now in full swing, commercial fishermen are flooding Oregon’s coastal ports with thousand of pounds of crab. Scott Adams, Read More » -
Search for missing fisherman ‘a needle in a haystack’ say P.E.I. RCMP
RCMP and P.E.I. Ground Search and Rescue wrapped up its search for the day for Jordan Hicken late Thursday afternoon with no sign of the missing Read More » -
Fisherman names his newborn son Andrew after the shrimp boat and crew that saved his life
A Murrells Inlet fisherman, who was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean by a nearby shrimp boat when his vessel capsized, became a new father Friday. And Read More » -
DEM gets $1.6M grant for Port of Galilee infrastructure improvements
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to make critical port infrastructure Read More » -
Ship Strikes of Whales are more common than you might think!
Marine biologist Greg Silber is after new insights to prevent US vessels from striking whales. “What we did was build a whale model that was completely Read More » -
Captain hurt in Commercial Fishing Boat crash
A commercial fishing vessel captain is hospitalized after a Friday morning boating accident in Gills Rock. Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department Chief Chris Hecht says the Read More » -
Puget Sound piracy leaves trail of (salmon) blood
Call it Puget Sound piracy. Thieves boarded a floating salmon farm a few saltwater miles from Anacortes on a Saturday night in September. In their wake, Read More » -
Vineyard Wind and Crowley to Turn Salem, Massachusetts Into Offshore Wind Port
Vineyard Wind said Thursday it has partnered up with the City of Salem, in Massachusetts, and Crowley Maritime Corporation to create a public-private partnership aimed at Read More » -
Spousal Relief Fund For Genny
This fund has been set up for my mother, Genny Pavan. We are currently trying to raise any money we can for her during this difficult Read More » -
Tribal consultation plays unofficial role in North Pacific Fishery Management Council and Board of Fisheries process
Historical participation weighs heavily in fisheries management decisions, and Alaska Natives have thousands of years of history of fishing throughout the state, relying on salmon, halibut, Read More » -
Happy Anniversary to Vital Ocean Policy – Andreas Merkl – President and CEO of Ocean Conservancy
This policy directly addresses the key challenge of our time: how to meet the enormous resource demands of a rapidly growing global population without destroying the Read More » -
Every boatbuilder is busy – Waiting list for fishing boats grows longer
Gordon Campbell says fishermen know before they step through the doors of his shop that they will have to wait a while for delivery once they Read More » -
Northern Gulf of Maine State Waters Exempted Scallop Fishery Meeting Scheduled
The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will take public comment on a possible state waters exempted scallop fishery in the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) scallop Read More » -
Governor Deval Patrick has signed a proclamation establishing Saturday as “Massachusetts Lobster Day.”
“I would like to thank the Patrick Administration for their continued support of the Commonwealth’s lobster industry,” states Bill Adler, executive director of the Mass. Lobstermen’s Association. Read More » -
Crab fishing season off to early start on the Acadian Peninsula
New Brunswick’s snow crab fishers have begun their season. At the wharf in Shippagan, boats prepared to take to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence late Friday Read More » -
BREAKING” Fishermen rescue F/A-18 Super Hornet Pilots, and Co pilots off NC coast
Two Navy jet fighters collided off the coast of North Carolina during a routine training mission on Thursday, sending four people to the hospital, officials said. Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 75′ Steel Shrimp Dragger, 3412 Cat
To review specifications, information, and 21 photos’,>click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 08:10 Read More » -
UK fishermen take to the water demanding speedy Brexit
NEWCASTLE: Starting off from North Shields, a small town in northeast England that has been a fishermen’s haven since 1225, a dozen ships sailed up the Read More » -
Dec. 20, 2012 NEFMC Meeting and Live Streaming Information
The Council is scheduled to take final action on Framework 48 to its Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery Management Plan. See the agenda below for details. Webinar Read More »
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