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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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National Marine Fisheries Service New Navy whale rules under scrutiny – NRDC: Feds Give Navy Green Light to Kill Whales and Dolphins
“In a Bizzaro-World move, with these rules the agency charged with protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals gives its stamp of approval to Navy training Read More » -
Pregnant orca died of bacterial infection
Cottrell said the infection likely originated with the calf before spreading to the mother. He said the calf weighed 175 kilograms, and it was too soon Read More » -
Mandated elver catch reduction to be discussed Jan. 2 in Brewer, Me
The purpose of the meeting is for Maine Department of Marine Resources officials to talk to elver fishermen and dealers about landings reductions that have been Read More » -
Canadian Coast Guard names new SAR boats as Bay-class
The first in a fleet of Canadian Coast Guard’s new search and rescue (SAR) lifeboats will be named after Conception Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian minister Read More » -
Salvage of sunken commercial fishing boat in Port of Eden nears completion
The salvage of the Janet, the commercial fishing boat that sank at Eden in the early hours of April 20, is almost complete. It took attempts by Read More » -
Fishermen accuse DFO of sinking progress
Fishermen who are part of a lobster advisory committee found themselves questioning where the ‘advisory’ part comes in as they expressed frustration at a recent meeting Read More » -
USDA to buy $25 million in shrimp
The United States Department of Agriculture is purchasing $25 million in shrimp caught in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. The purchase will provide relief Read More » -
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council October 2013 Update
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28 – 31, 2013, to discuss a number of fishery issues. Here are Read More » -
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 39′ BHM Tuna/Towing, 750HP, 6 Cylinder Iveco, Phasor – 8 KW Genset
Specifications, and information and 11 photos of the vessel, click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 13:58 Read More » -
Federal Government Picks New England Offshore Wind Power Site, Drawing Cheers and Questions Alike
The federal government on Friday designated a large area off the New England coast for offshore wind production development, setting the stage for a possible lease Read More » -
Limited entry for Maine lobster fishery debated
There’s another battle brewing in Maine’s lobster industry, but this is one that likely will be fought in the Legislature rather than on the water. Out Read More » -
BREAKING: 2nd alarm warehouse and boat fire in Hampton Va.
Hampton Fire crews are battling a heavy 2nd alarm warehouse fire at Amory’s Seafood in the 100 block of South King Street Sunday morning. Dispatch received Read More » -
CORPUS CHRISTI Mayor Nelda Martinez hosts meeting to hear input on plan for BP settlement money
CORPUS CHRISTI — Mayor Nelda Martinez has scheduled a meeting to hear ideas on how to spend the anticipated windfall produced by the Deepwater Horizon lawsuit Read More » -
Gas pipeline would ‘rip up the clam beds’ in N.J. for New Yorkers’ sake, foes say
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Maryland Watermen challenge menhaden catch limits
A group of Maryland watermen has filed suit seeking to overturn the state’s catch limit on menhaden, arguing that it violates state and federal law and Read More » -
Letter to theEditor: Catch share aid corporations, not fishermen – Meredith Moore, Senior Policy Analyst, Food & Water Watch, Washington, D.C.
Once again, representatives in Congress are being attacked for suggesting common-sense precautions to slow the spread of catch shares management in our nation’s federal fisheries. And Read More » -
‘It’s a rough ride’: Ice woes persist for snow crab boats in Chéticamp
Angus Lefort got a text message Sunday morning from a snow crab fisherman who was trying to leave Chéticamp Harbour. What would normally take 15 minutes Read More » -
PERC’s Alden recognized as an innovator for fisheries sustainability work
Robin Alden is the recipient of the 2015 Innovator Award as part of the first SOURCE Maine Sustainability Awards. “Alden has made it her life’s work Read More » -
Fishermen sentenced for poaching paddlefish in MS lake
Two commercial fishermen from Kentucky illegally harvested paddlefish and paddlefish roe from a Mississippi lake, and it cost them their livelihood for five years, the U.S. Read More » -
Fundraiser established for a man that lost his shrimp boat on Thanksgiving Day
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Southeast Alaska dive fisheries open in October
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Shadow markets mask the size of China’s demand for lobster
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Number of NH groundfishermen continues to decline
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