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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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  • A mystery at sea unfolds in New Bedford

    A mystery is unfolding at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center. It all started last month when the fishing vessel Jean Marie out of Newport, North Read More »

  • Why doesn’t Supervisor Compton support Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary? It IS Federally Funded, you know!

    Opinion by Brad Snook, co-chair of Surfrider Foundation – San Luis Obispo Supervisor Lynn Compton, a SLO County Supervisor, is wrong to deny SLO County the federal Read More »
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    Western Australia lobster industry gets boost

    The Western Australian government plans to grow the lobster industry and boost local lobster supply. In early-November, the government explained there could be a potential growth Read More »
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    New Jersey Lawmakers Calling on Feds to Lift Strict Limits on Fluke Fishing for This Season

    The State Assembly is asking the federal government to suspend a 40 percent quota reduction that enters its second year until a new fluke stock assessment Read More »
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    Idalia demolished some Florida fishing communities. But locals say they’ll rebuild

    For five generations, Austin Ellison’s family has toiled in the shrimping and fishing business here in this picturesque shoreline community nestled in what’s known as Florida’s Nature Read More »

  • Study from Oxford suggests rogue waves are random

    New research out of the University of Oxford in England is giving weight to a theory held by some mariners in the province: that rogue waves come Read More »

  • Congress wants to ban the shark fin trade. These scientists think that’s a bad idea.

    Florida has a few more days until increased shark fin penalties kick in, and Congress is considering a ban that would prohibit fin sales for the Read More »

  • Maine congressional delegation asks Obama to rebuff ban on lobster exports to EU

    Maine’s congressional delegation on Monday asked the Obama administration to resist efforts to ban the import of live Maine lobsters by European Union countries, saying the Read More »

  • Oregon program recycles salmon carcasses to put nutrients in streams

    An Oregon marine program is being billed as “stream enrichment,” but it’s a lot smellier than it sounds. That’s because the program really comes down to dumping Read More »

  • DFO approves grey seal hunt in southern area of gulf

    SYDNEY — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has approved a grey seal hunt in the southernmost area of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which includes Read More »
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    ‘Waves of tears’

    When Angie Chase got the phone call that a fishing boat had flipped near the Tillamook coast, she “just knew.” Todd Chase was on the fishing Read More »

  • Right whales and offshore wind: reflections on an uneasy coexistence

    Michael Moore has spent decades studying North Atlantic right whales. He’s seen somewhere around 150 of them. It’s a feat, given that now there are just Read More »
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    Shetland trawler hits out at ‘dangerous’ encounter

    A Shetland based trawler crew have hit out at the “dangerous” behaviour of a French boat which they claim tried to entangle their propeller with a Read More »

  • Blown Deadlines Weaken Hawaii’s Voice On Federal Fishery Management Council

    Hawaii will soon have less influence in setting national policies that affect everything from commercial fishing to endangered species in nearly 1.5 million square miles of Read More »

  • GreenHorn

    Come ride along with the Greenhorns on the F/V Chasina during their 2020 Southeast Alaskan salmon hunt. This edit is beautifully crafted and well worth the Read More »
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    Death of young woman onboard Sanford fishing boat prompts police investigation

    Anna Mannering was dancing and having fun with crewmates onboard the F/V San Granit as it made its way deep into the Southern Ocean on the Read More »
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    Electronic Monitoring in New Zealand: “not excusable” some skippers are fishing in protected areas

    It comes as data obtained under the Official Information Act shows the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating a set netting vessel in the South Read More »

  • North Rustico Harbour fishermen hoping heavy ice will not delay season

    With the ice clogged North Rustico Harbour as a backdrop, longtime lobster fisherman, Norman Peters, said area fishers have not given up on the possibility of Read More »

  • Watch Out! Here They Come. Nor’easter Men from the History Channel – Oct 4 – 9pm

    NOR’EASTER MEN OCT 4 | 9, 10, & 11PM! From the quaint and rough-and-tumble seaside towns of Gloucester, MA and Portland, ME, come the daring men Read More »
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    OFFSHORE WIND AND WHALES – A collection of articles from fisherynation.com By Jim Lovgren

    After over forty-five years as a commercial fisherman out of Point Pleasant NJ, I sold my boat the Shadowfax, and retired, moving to California. My experience Read More »
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    NOAA Sets 2019 Management Measures for Northeast Groundfish, includes jointly managed stocks with Canada

    We are approving Framework 58 and implementing new catch limits for seven groundfish stocks for the 2019 fishing year (May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020), Read More »

  • Gloucester’s oldest fishing vessel is entering its next stage of restoration, and we need your help to see it through.

    We are the Phyllis A. Marine Association (PAMA), Inc., a non-profit corporation established in 2006, to promote the history of gillnetting in Gloucester, Massachusetts through the Read More »

  • San Joaquin Valley salmon make small gains against tough odds

    LA GRANGE — With a flash of silver and pink, a male salmon signaled its arrival in a stretch of the Tuolumne River near La Grange. Read More »

  • McAuliffe signs storm-water legislation at VIMS

    GLOUCESTER Va— Gov. Terry McAuliffe proved he’s a hands-on governor Thursday when he capped a ceremonial signing of state legislation regulating storm water on the campus Read More »

  • The DeArruda Tapes: Environmental Defense Fund speaks about local sustainable fish species, catch shares

    Editorial Page Editor Jim DeArruda holds an informal discussion with members of the ocean team at the Environmental Defense Fund. Discussed were efforts to bring local, Read More »

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