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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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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Washington, DC August 11-14, 2014
Monday 2:00 p.m. Council Convenes To review the Agenda Click here Webinar Access: For online access during the meeting, enter as a guest at adpbeconnect here 18:57 Read More » -
Ribbon Cut on Aurora Facility for Asian Carp Processing
New England faces a 70 million pound lobster bait shortage this year and the bait problem isn’t going away – neither are the invasive Asian Carp Read More » -
MassDEP Fines F/V Capt Carl, LLC for Discharge of Oiled Bilge Water to New Bedford Harbor
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $10,465 penalty to Trawler Capt. Carl, LLC of New Bern, North Carolina, for discharging oiled bilge Read More » -
NOAA/NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposed Measures for the Jonah Crab Fishery
NOAA Fisheries seeks comments on proposed measures for the Jonah crab fishery that complement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah Read More » -
Scientists defrost and dissect one of the sea’s rarest creatures: A colossal squid
It was a calm morning in Antarctica’s remote Ross Sea, during the season when the sun never sets, when Capt. John Bennett and his crew hauled Read More » -
Coast Guard donates seized fish to turtle group
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, illegal fishing in U.S. waters along the southern Texas coastline has been increasing. Authorities said a U.S. boater found Mexican fishermen Read More » -
Follow that Oil Money Fueling Green Groups That Have Infiltrated The Agency’s That Regulate You To Death
Meet the conservation cash cartel of the uber-rich: the Environmental Grantmakers Association, This is the same EGA that emerged during the Senate confirmation hearings for Rhea Read More » -
Bluefin tuna goes for $632000 in 1st Tsukiji auction of ’17
Kiyomura Co’s President Kiyoshi Kimura (C), who runs a chain of sushi restaurants Sushi Zanmai, poses with a 212 kg (467 lbs) bluefin tuna at his Read More » -
Todays Roundup of East Coast Marine Monument Entries. The list will grow.
It is a very sad day for the New England fishing industry following the Presidents announcement that he pretty much made fishery management irrelevant when he Read More » -
“And I see Lori in my head, and I’ve got to kick, you know, I’ve just got to kick,” – Overboard shrimper opens up about life-saving swim
A routine shrimping trip on the Gulf took a turn for the worst Sunday night. A seasoned shrimper was headed back to shore with his catch Read More » -
The Eco Cons – Con groups seek to rebuild New England cod fishery
After decades of short-sighted exploitation by commercial fishing outfits, Gulf of Maine cod are at the brink of “commercial extinction,” according to conservation advocates who this Read More » -
We’re talking a little gurry fer cryin’ out loud – Seafood Company Fined for Wastewater Violations
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined Ocean Crest Seafood Inc. $6,610 for violations at its fish-processing plant in Gloucester. During inspections on June Read More » -
American Samoa: It’s happening, purse seiners are tying up
At least 14 US purse seiners out of 37 that are licensed to fish under the US South Pacific Tuna Treaty are idling their operations following Read More » -
U.S. Shrimp Industry and Congressional Allies Urge ITC to Maintain Antidumping Orders on Imported Shrimp
The United States shrimp industry recently made its case to maintain antidumping orders on imported shrimp from India, Thailand, and Vietnam before the International Trade Commission (ITC). On April 11, 2023, Read More » -
Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland – Canada’s fishing hamlets in decline
What was once a thriving port of more than 800 people with its own customs office, oceangoing ships at the docks, and six hotels, is today Read More » -
Garden State Board of Public Utilities rejects latest plan for New Jersey’s first wind farm proposed off coast of Atlantic City
The state Board of Public Utilities today rejected the latest plan for a 25 megawatt offshore wind farm, saying New Jersey taxpayers would be on the Read More » -
About 14,000 young salmon die in Elwha River release of 2.6 million fish
PORT ANGELES — About 14,000 dead 6-month-old salmon were counted in the rearing ponds of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Elwha River rearing facility Read More » -
Salem considers commercial marina
A city that once had one of the busiest harbors in the country is trying to return to the days when this was a working port. Read More » -
Seafood Sector Faces Shutdown Over Rising Fuel Prices
Ireland’s fishing and fish producer organisations say they are under threat of being wiped out by high energy prices. In turn, jobs and food security is Read More » -
Crescent City Crab Fleet Hits The Water; Catch Expected To Reach Citizens Dock Starting Saturday
Fresh Dungeness crab is expected to hit Citizens Dock on Saturday. After haggling over the price since Dec. 23, fishermen were able to drop their pots Read More » -
Transatlantic tuna may be boosting stocks in Gulf of St. Lawrence
New science released by the international body that manages Atlantic bluefin tuna suggests a theory about why there have been so many tuna in the Gulf Read More » -
Firefighters pull deceased male from harbor on Christmas Eve
The Gloucester Fire Department pulled a body from the Inner Harbor in the waters off Jodrey State Fish Pier on Parker Street on Christmas Eve. Fire Read More » -
Florida Keys fishermen arrested on animal cruelty charges
Two commercial fishermen in the Florida Keys were arrested on felony charges after PETA released a video appearing to show the abuse of two animals. The Read More » -
Outer Banks Watermen call for emergency action on inlet
Men and women employed in the commercial fishing, charter boat and boat building industries on the Outer Banks lined the perimeter of the Dare County Board Read More » -
The sinking and recovery/salvage of F/V Captain Jeff
The Coast Guard and local responders rescued 6 people Sunday from a 72-foot scallop boat sinking five miles off New Bedford. The survivors were taken into Read More »
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It’s a “green energy train wreck” playing out in socialist governments across Europe who bought into global warming scam….with the main problem being that green energy is neither green, nor cheap for the consumer or provides economic benefits to “those countries which mistakenly dove head first into the shallow end of the solar and wind energy pool.” read more here
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