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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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Coast Guard Closes Depoe Bay,Siuslaw,Tillamook Bay,Coos Bay,Umpqua River Bar Entrance’s Due to Hazardous Condition’s
The Coast Guard will re-evaluate the bar closure’s on an ongoing basis and will re-open the waterway as soon as the offshore weather improves. The Coast Read More » -
Four fishermen are rescued following more than a month adrift in a small boat after running out of fuel
Four fishermen who have spent more than a month adrift in a small boat after running out of fuel off the coast of southern Mexico have Read More » -
Predators take big bite out of declining Atlantic mackerel population
Predators ate at least twice as many Atlantic mackerel as commercial fishery landings in the decade leading up to Canada’s region-wide moratorium, according to new research by Read More » -
Fishermen’s quarrel over stolen fish leads to attack
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Trapped spawning salmon to be flown over Fraser River rock slide in B.C.
Tens of thousands of spawning salmon stuck behind a rock slide on the Fraser River in a remote part of British Columbia will be flown over Read More » -
I liked Mayor Passero’s State Pier comments before he signed a gag order
I am sorry to say that not only did New London Mayor Michael Passero sell out the other victims of Gov. Ned Lamont’s $200 million remake Read More » -
New York sues U.S. Commerce Department over commercial fluke fishery quotas
New York State has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department challenging the “unlawful and unfair” 2020-2021 quota allocated to New York in the Read More » -
Exhibition celebrates town’s lifeboat heritage
A new exhibition celebrates the “very intrinsic part” a lifeboat station has played in the history of a town in the west of the island. The Read More » -
Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3: Advancing Sustainability
The purpose of this conference is to elevate the discussion of current, developing concepts on the sustainability of United States marine fishery management, towards possible future Read More » -
Will SAFMC open oculina coral reef to shrimp trawling? Environmentalists oppose plan
Will an area of ocean bottom offshore of Florida’s Atlantic coast soon be reopened to shrimp fishers? That’s what’s expected to be decided Thursday during a Read More » -
Setting Day: ‘One of my busiest days, stressful days, my exciting days of the year,’ says 22-year fishing veteran
Lobster fishermen at many Prince Edward Island harbours were busy getting their boats, traps and crew ready for the start of the spring season Monday. The Read More » -
FISH-NL SLAMS FFAW for stonewalling on membership list
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is slamming the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union (FFAW) for trying to prevent the Read More » -
FFAW-Unifor legal action – threatening to sue its own members who speak out against it.
Well-known Port Saunders fisherman Conway Caines received a registered letter today from the FFAW demanding a retraction/apology for statements he made on VOCM’s Open Line in Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ X 16’3″ Novi Scalloper/Lobster, 450HP, Cummins QSMII Diesel
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Rep. Sherm Hutchins – Maine’s lobster industry is under siege
Maine’s lobstermen and women are under attack by the Biden Administration after a recent set of rule changes restricting seasonal lobster fishing in 950 square miles Read More » -
Ocean sciences: Follow the fish
Next year, the United Nations aims to complete its first World Ocean Assessment, a process akin to the regular reporting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Read More » -
Buyers setting catch limits, processors struggle with labour shortages, ‘Lots of lobster, but we can’t bring them in’
“Pretty good catches so far. But almost everybody’s on a quota right now,” said Gerard Whalen, a long-time fisherman in Naufrage in eastern P.E.I. “We’re seeing Read More » -
Golden and Graves introduce bi-partisan legislation to make disaster relief funds available to fishermen
In a bipartisan effort, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) on Thursday introduced legislation to make additional disaster relief available to thousands of Read More » -
Alewives counted one-by-one on some Maine rivers
The alewife, which returns from the Atlantic each spring to spawn in lakes and ponds, has had a drastic drop in population from its southernmost habitat Read More » -
Distress call from the grounded F/V Nat, Coast Guard responds
At approximately 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Coast Guard Sector North Bend, Ore., received a distress call from the fishing vessel Nat saying they were about to run Read More » -
F/V Mary K and F/V Yankee Pride Complete Anticipated NMFS Flatfish Pilot Survey
Intense interest in the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder stock is one driver behind a just-completed pilot research survey. Two commercial trawlers, F/V Mary K and F/V Yankee Pride, worked Read More » -
Coronavirus Quarantine Period Shapes Unique Season For Deadliest Catch Fishermen
Today marks the opener for the 2020 red king crab fishing season. The beginning of the king crab season is always a busy time in Unalaska/Dutch Read More » -
The Voices of Gloucester Fishermen: NOAA offers virtual trip through Gloucester fishing history
The voices speak to the experience of living and fishing in America’s oldest commercial seaport, of the challenges and the joys of working on the waters Read More » -
F/V Scandies Rose: NTSB board meeting set to determine probable cause of deadly sinking
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Southeast dive fisheries, crab seasons start in October
The season for geoduck clam diving starts Oct. 1. The first opening could be Oct. 3 or 4, depending on testing for the toxins that cause Read More »
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