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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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Ludger Dochtermann of Kodiak – Reinstituting Reasonable Crab Pot Limits
Dear Board of Fisheries members: My name is Ludger Dochtermann of Kodiak, and I own two crab vessels, the F/V Northpoint and F/V Stormbird. Like all Read More » -
Marine monument expansion stirs controversy
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Baker-Polito Administration announces launch of Seafood Marketing Program
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F/V Kodiak Enterprise: Shelter-in-place remains in effect as fishing boat fire continues to burn
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In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat
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Lobster industry split over whale protection plan called Maine’s ‘line in the sand’
Some fishermen at the South Portland meeting cheered the plan. One gave Keliher a standing ovation, saying the new proposal was much better for the lobster Read More » -
94-Thousand Sockeye Harvested Monday in Bristol Bay
Another 94-thousand sockeye were harvested Monday in Bristol Bay as large portions of the setnet and driftnet fleets have wrapped up their effort for the season. KDLG’s Read More » -
Fishermen warn Jersey’s marine industry ‘cannot survive’ without assistance
Jersey‘s fishing industry is at risk as long-standing fishermen leave the job, saying they simply ‘cannot survive anymore’. In the last few years, the fleet has Read More » -
Shell shocked: ‘Lobster capital’ braces for Brexit
More than 80% of crabs and lobsters from East Yorkshire are sold in Europe. On a typically blustery morning on Bridlington Harbour the lobster lorry arrives Read More » -
NPFMC fails to clarify observer program
Homer News – The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association’s attempt to get the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to clarify the objectives of the restructured observer program Read More » -
Second NOAA abuse report remains tabled
US Commerce. The Armpit of the Obama Administration Approximately six months have passed since Special Master Charles B. Swartwood III’s second volume of case studies into alleged Read More » -
Oregon Crabber: ‘We’ll wait for a better price instead of going out fishing for less of a price’
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Positive reaction to Senate’s lobster report
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Coronavirus: Specter of overescapement shouldn’t influence fisheries decisions
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N.C. watermen are under attack by an enemy that is relentless to have all forms of commercial fishing stopped.
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Nova Scotia Fishermen happy with aid offer but not with timing of announcement
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You try telling these old Seattle seadogs their boats need a makeover
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A Trump official said seismic air gun tests don’t hurt whales. So a congressman blasted him with an air horn.
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State of the art super trawler Mekhanik Sizov launched in Russia
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Mexico plans immediate action on US imports after WTO tuna ruling over USA “dolphin-safe” labeling
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Statoil Wins Offshore Wind Lease in NY for cheap money
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