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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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Efforts to pull a commercial fishing boat stuck on the reef off Waikiki failed again Wednesday. Crews said they were suspending efforts to pull the Pacific Paradise Read More » -
Salem bid selected for offshore wind project
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Lobster boat XTreme Measures found 150 miles from homeport being towed to Portsmouth
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Bill C-60: Reviewing the Fisheries Act – B.C. North Coast residents to Ottawa: ‘We can’t make a living fishing’
Lax Kw’alaams Band Mayor John Helin called for more consultation as he painted a grim picture,,,“In my community we have a fleet of 70-80 gillnetters that Read More » -
Selling out Fishermen so the Tourists can catch the fish! Commercial license Buyout, Round II
On Monday the Queensland Government begins a second round of voluntary licence buybacks for commercial anglers, following the introduction of the state’s three new net-free fishing Read More » -
Trump has vowed to kill US offshore wind projects. Will he succeed?
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New rules sprung on lobster fishermen to protect whales
Parts of the water off the coast of New Brunswick will be closed to lobster fishing this season to protect the North Atlantic right whale, the Read More » -
Pacific halibut fisheries in Southeast Alaska and the Central Gulf of Alaska – NOAA seeks public input on proposed halibut catch sharing plan
The public comment period on the proposed rule is open for 45 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. Address comments to Glenn Read More » -
Federal Court rules on the side of fishermen on Class B licence policy
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F/V Villa de Pitanxo: Fishing vessel arrives in St. Johns with three survivors and seven deceased crewmen
The F/V Playa de Menduíña II, in which three survivors and seven of the deceased of the F/V Villa de Pitanxo were traveling, docked at 11.30 Read More » -
Fishermen’s Trust Looks to the Future
After a strong year, the Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust is pressing ahead with its mission to support commercial fishermen on the Island. On Tuesday, eight Read More » -
Sen. Marco Rubio calls for Commerce IG to review controversial red snapper regulations
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Fisheries minister meets with lobster industry today about disputed closures
Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Moncton on Friday to meet with the lobster industry, after new rules introduced this week to protect Read More » -
“We believe that the privilege to fish should go to the people who fish, not to corporations that end up controlling fishermen.”
The Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation is made up of fishermen’s organizations from six provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec Read More » -
Lobsterman who died in apparent drowning remembered as fixture on the Plymouth waterfront
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Captain hurt in Commercial Fishing Boat crash
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Sam Parisi is asking all fishermen to attend the Gloucester Fisheries Commission meeting December 14th
I recently had a letter I wrote printed in our local paper. This was regarding a commitment the Mayor of Gloucester, Sefatia Romeo Theken made when Read More » -
‘Get Off The Boat’ — Women In Commercial Fishing Industry Fight Sexual Harassment
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Leatherback turtle sinking toward extinction says new study
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Troubling questions, concerns raised about off-shore wind farms
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Morro Bay opts not to host second Marine Sanctuary forum
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FISH-NL calls on Ottawa for ice compensation/gear replacement
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NOAA Fisheries Announces Illex (Shortfin) Squid Fishery Closure on September 15
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Shellfish industry accuses conservation group of ‘smear campaign’ against scallop fishery
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Fire crews fight Port Stanley boat fire that caused $750,000 in damage, man arrested
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