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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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The dirty details of offshore wind’s ‘clean energy’
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Board of Fisheries hears nearly eight hours of public testimony – ADF&G website crashes.
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Ayotte: ‘NOAA Is Not Balancing Its Own’ Fishing Standards – Presses for answers at Dr.Kathryn Sullivan Confirmation Hearing – Video
At a Commerce Committee hearing Thursday focusing on the nomination of Dr. Kathryn Sullivan to serve as the next NOAA administrator, Ayotte noted that NOAA guidelines stipulate that Read More » -
Good Video – Distressed N.L. fishing vessel expected in Greenland this afternoon
A YouTube video has been released, showing operations Monday to assist a fishing vessel in distress in the Davis Strait, about 270 miles northeast of Iqaluit. Read More » -
Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition aims to increase Gulf seafood market
The Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition, which brings fishing industry and marketing officials from the five Gulf states together to promote the Gulf fishery, is working with Read More » -
Maine Lobstermen Skeptical Of Proposal To Tie ‘Whale-Safe’ Seafood Label To Use Of New Fishing Gear. They should be.
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Ottawa opens door to fish farm expansion, and applications flood in
OTTAWA — The Harper government has quietly opened the door to a major expansion of B.C.’s controversial fish farm sector despite warnings by the 2012 Cohen Read More » -
8 Arctic countries to sign historic coast guard deal
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Snow crab stock projected to remain healthy, for the most part, in 2024
Fisheries and Oceans Canada released its annual stock assessment on snow crab Tuesday in St. John’s, and the data indicates the stock remains on par with Read More » -
40 years of change: For fishing industry, the spring of 1976 was the start of a new era
When you talk about fishing here in New Bedford, you have to start with the whaling era — and the lessons learned. For decades, the pursuit Read More » -
Family of fisherman lost at sea, Michael Porper Jr., thanks public
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Feds investigating Casey’s Seafood on mixing Atlantic blue crab with imports
New court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Norfolk indicate that federal investigators believe that Casey’s Seafood Inc. mislabeled crab meat at its processing facility Read More » -
California fishery managers try to curb spiny lobster hunting, as their value grows around the world
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Doing everything right to save their own lives! Coast Guard rescues 2 from boat fire near Cape Lookout, N.C.
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‘This is my life’- 71 years a fisherman and counting
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Just Now!! The water boat in New Bedford, Massachusetts pulls up to deliver some much needed water
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National monuments should not be one-man shows, must include local input
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NOAA and partners release first federal ocean acidification strategic research plan
Today, NOAA and its partners released the first federal strategic plan to guide research and monitoring investments that will improve our understanding of ocean acidification, its Read More » -
‘We cannot fish in a wind farm’: Local fishermen file lawsuit over offshore wind project
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Coast Guards aims to reopen Houston ship channel
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‘Ludicrous’ fishing ban hits Plymouth dad as he fears for future
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Democrats And Republicans Debate Changes To Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Act
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A collaborative approach to Chesapeake Bay restoration
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