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EU deadline in UK-France fishing row set to expire

December 10, 2021 International News

An EU deadline for Britain to grant licences to dozens of French fishing boats is set to expire today, with Paris threatening legal action unless a last-minute compromise can be found. France says that 104 of its boats still lack licences to operate in British and Channel Island waters that should have been granted under a Brexit deal Britain signed with the European Union in December last year. Britain denies discriminating,,, >click to read< 11:49

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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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EU deadline in UK-France fishing row set to expire

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

Lobster trap thief pleads guilty to receiving stolen property and molesting lobster gear.

Let the National Ocean Policy Bureaucracy Begin! – U.S. Initiates Prototype System to Gauge National Marine Biodiversity

Fishermen Rescue Man Who Fell Overboard in Torbay

Canadian government to build conservation hatchery in Prince George to boost Chinook and sockeye salmon recovery

Crew airlifted from stuck fishing vessel Avalon Princess, taking on water near La Scie

Coronavirus: North-east fishing chiefs fear Holyrood funding package may not be enough to rescue ‘all’ of industry

NOAA: Temporary rule allows shrimpers limited tow times as an alternative to TED’s

Coast Guard boat crews safeguard fishing vessel disabled by rogue wave near Oregon coast

Postscripts: Wolcott Palmer’s contraption made him the king of wooden lobster pots

Ocean Blasting Opposed by Members of Congress

Congressman Issa Wants More Information About the EPA’s “Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment” 01/08/13

N.L. salmon farm quarantined – Industry expects confirmation of infectious salmon anemia

Tributes paid on death of pioneering mackerel skipper and fishing industry leader

The new Vietnamese generation leaves the seafood business behind in Mississippi. Why?

Water release finds little support in Fukushima

Maine man spent more than $100,000 to dredge for quahog. Now the practice might be banned.

Three recreational fishermen arrested for fin clipping violations in Rhode Island

The Many Problems With the Proposed Fish Farm in San Diego

Groundfishermen not hooked by monitoring alternatives

Trump has vowed to kill US offshore wind projects. Will he succeed?

Wanchese fisherman pleads guilty to federal charges

Four Washington Dams Again on Chopping Block

Why this Irish trawling company missed out on the big Blufin Tuna money

New Year Honours: Lobster fishery, marine reserve are sources of pride for industry veteran

Van Peer’s newest creation launched – F/V Anita

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