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September 30, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

Monday, Sept. 30, marked the beginning of the second phase of the civil trial against BP and its partners in the ill-fated Macondo oil well. The news team at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune will cover every day of the trial. Find comprehensive updates and analysis on our Gulf Oil Spill page, and follow business reporter Mark Waller and environment reporter Mark Schleifstein on Twitter or in the window below. [email protected] 11:24

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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BP oil spill trial: NOLA.com reporters cover it live from the courthouse

Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

IJMS Editor’s Choice – are fisheries scientists best utilizing research based on knowledge of fishers?

Used. Fishermen say MPs who hyped Brexit fishing benefits have abandoned them

Connecticut Delegation Urges Obama to Designate First Ever Atlantic Marine National Monument

Why such obduracy at NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center?

Coast Guard drops dewatering pump to disabled fishing vessel taking on water near Icy Bay, Alaska

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Osmond Beal (H & H) Lobster, CAT 3306

Retired Commercial Fisherman Dale A. Dorsey of Newport Oregon has passed away

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 43’x15′ Fiberglass Dragger, 8V71 Detroit Diesel

Skipper of grounded fishing trawler hasn’t been heard from in months

Tradex 3MMI – Where’s All The Norwegian Cod Going? West Coast Algae Bloom Effects on Pink Shrimp Supply

‘Unique mix’ gathers to solve lobster bait problem

NOAA/ Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Gillnet Bycatch Workshop, Ocean City, MD January 22 and 23, 2013 Attend by webinar

Shrimp tales in economic swales

On the Puget Sound, the Women Whose Lives and Work Revolve Around Salmon

Virtual Interview with “Acoustic Dome” Team – would repel seals with sound waves, hopefully sharks would follow…

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NOAA: 2012 was warmest year ever for US, second most ‘extreme’

Feds Quintuple Allowed Catch on Endangered Salmon Species

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Feature from 1968 on Portuguese fishermen showing Friday Night in New Bedford – Free Admission!

We’ve given you the N E Lawsuit Palooza Headlines, but these guy’s tie it into a nice tidy package. That’s why they get the Big bucks.

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