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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 rescues fisherman as commercial fishing vessel sinks near Columbia River entrance
The Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from the water Tuesday morning after his vessel began taking on water and sank near the Cape Disappointment bar. At Read More » -
Scallop Survey halted – R/V Hugh R. Sharp Losing the HabCam will create uncertainty in the assessment
Shortly after dawn last Friday, the R/V Hugh R. Sharp was towing a sophisticated array of sensors and cameras along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Read More » -
Fish farms a necessity: minister – It’s time to get this crap out of the water and into industrial parks
Farmed fish are here to stay as wild fish stocks have come under increasing pressure worldwide, says Nova Scotia Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Keith Colwell. Colwell Read More » -
Lawsuit alleges sunken fishing boat was ‘unseaworthy’
A lawsuit filed less than a month ago alleges the now-sunken fishing vessel “Misty Blue” was unseaworthy. The Coast Guard suspended the search for the missing Read More » -
New lobster minimum catch sizes could lead to industry change, Golden reacts DMR decision
A potential change to the lobster industry would impact the allowable lobster catch size. Dozens of lobstermen who do not support the change spoke out at Read More » -
Shaheen joins Portsmouth, NH fishermen to highlight their challenges
PORTSMOUTH — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, was at the commercial fishing pier on Thursday to hear about the many challenges the local fishing industry faces, how Congress Read More » -
Missoula and Corvallis high school students help rescue fish during dam repairs
It was a race against the clock. Armed with nets and buckets, nearly 60 Missoula and Corvallis high school students, biologists and other volunteers scrambled to Read More » -
Urgent research to be undertaken on Bristol Bay Red King Crab
Urgent crab research will be getting underway in mid-March thanks to funds provided by both Alaska Department of Fish and Game and NOAA Fisheries, according to Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48′ Aluminum Scalloper, (2) Detroit 871’s, 25 kW Genset, Federal permit available
Specifications, information and 5 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:30 Read More » -
EU seal product ban upheld in WTO appeal
Canada has lost its bid to have a European Union ban on seal products overturned, with the appeals process upholding a EU decision that connected the trade Read More » -
Canada: Fishing Industry’s high death rate ‘unacceptable’ and ‘preventable’
Though there is no obvious reason as to why fishing in Canada is so dangerous, or more dangerous than in other countries, there are certainly a Read More » -
The gruesome final Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook
Exactly 251 years ago this week, the world as it was known was about to change forever. On August 26, 1768, explorer James Cook set off Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermens Alliance – Weekly Update.
Richard Fuka, President of the RI Fishermen’s Alliance, will moderate a discussion of the plight of RI Fishermen regarding the imposing of federal regulations on the Read More » -
Mystery: One-time “Shark Capital of the World” Cape Town, South Africa has lost all of its “man-eating” Great Whites!
I’ve been so busy keeping up with the heaps and heaps of Great White sharks turning my once bucolic North County, San Diego paradise into a Read More » -
Canadian company wins approval for new lobster bait fish
The blackbelly rosefish is an abundant species that ranges from Canada to South America. Cooke Aquaculture, a New Brunswick, Canada-based company, requested Maine’s approval to sell Read More » -
Commercial Fisherman Robert Maxwell “Bob” Salter of Santa Cruz, California has passed away
Family and friends are mourning the loss of beloved uncle and trusted friend, Bob Salter, who passed away at his Santa Cruz home with his loving Read More » -
P.E.I. lobster fishermen hope higher prices make up for lower catches
With prices currently at $6.50 for canners and $7 for markets, P.E.I. lobster fishermen are hoping to ride out a spring of bad weather and lower Read More » -
California: Fewer Whales Entangled As Crab Fishermen Face Financial Struggle
Crab fishers are frustrated by recent closures, and CDFW is working with stakeholders and fishermen to come up with an economic plan that can help fishers Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ 6″ Mussel Ridge Lobster/ Tuna,750HP – John Deere Diesel, Video
To review specifications, information, with 10 photos, >click here<. To see all the boats in this series >click here<06:30 Read More » -
Plastic floated as commercial catch for fishing industry
The plastics industry has introduced a trawling net specially fitted to fish plastic waste out of the sea into in the fight against debris in Danish Read More » -
Letter to the Editor: Chesapeake Bay pollution can’t be ‘soaked up’ with oysters – Lynton S. Land, Ophelia, Va.
Tom Toles’s May 10 editorial cartoon suggested, based on a May 6 Metro article, that oysters can significantly improve Chesapeake Bay water quality. They can’t. Sufficient Read More » -
Congressman Seth Moulton – a friend to lobster industry by Beth Casoni
We would like to publicly thank Congressman Seth Moulton for supporting our efforts against the expansion of the Northeast Fishery Observer Program to lobster vessels in Massachusetts. Although Read More » -
Richmond herring sale for kids with cancer next week
Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer (FHKWC) is hosting their 10th annual herring sale to benefit the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation on Dec. 5. Every year, FHKWC Read More » -
This woman is crackers! – Ocean is being bled dry
In the last 50 years, commercial fishing has engaged in ocean-looting of unimaginable magnitude. Consequently, 90 percent of the biggest fish have disappeared, and every fishery Read More » -
Meet the Hagfish, the Slime-Spewing Star of Maine’s Nastiest Little Fishery
The first time Vinalhaven lobsterboat captain Frank Thompson trapped hagfish in the Gulf of Maine, the pinkish-gray, snakelike animals popped the hatch off his hold — Read More »
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