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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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  • Open Season: Black Sea Bass poaching problems persist in Buzzards Bay

    “The people we are catching are not fishermen, they are poachers,” said MEP Captain Pat Moran. “A fisherman fishes by the rules, respects the sea and Read More »
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    Potential regulations loom for Texas’ southern flounder fishery

    The recommendations were made in response to TPWD data that shows southern flounder populations have experienced a dismal decline over the last several decades. The proposals Read More »

  • Lifelong Commercial Fisherman Carlton Maxwell Muse, Sr. of Pamlico, North Carolina has passed away

    Carlton Maxwell Muse Sr. passed peacefully at 92 years old in his home on Sunday, November 12, 2023, while watching the sunrise over Broad Creek. According Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ Fiberglass Stern Trawler w/Permits, Caterpillar 3406

    To review specifications, information, and 36 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:46 Read More »

  • R.I. Clammer Dan Briggs concerned about wastewater plant chlorine killing steamers in Narragansett Bay

    Dan Briggs is afraid he’s losing his job. That explains his angry posts to social media this summer. His venting, however, isn’t doing anything to solve Read More »

  • Gov. Paul LePage: US should take on EU-Canada lobster tariff plan

    Maine’s governor says the U.S. should challenge a European Union plan to lift tariffs on Canadian lobster. Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, says the tariff deal Read More »
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    Congress : National Marine Fisheries Service, Destroying Fishermen and their Communities, The fifty million dollar question.

    6/14/2018 – Please read, and sign the Petition By Joel Hovanesian, Thank you. Fisheries observers work aboard commercial fishing vessels during fishing trips. They collect information Read More »
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    Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price Sheet for January 2020

    “The only thing we treat our fish with, is respect” – Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273. >Click here< Read More »
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    Fishermen look to DC delegation for aid, Fish bill like farm bill touted, but monitoring costs biggest concern

    Former fisherman Sam Parisi appeared before the city Fisheries Commission on Thursday night to tout his campaign for national legislation to help fishermen as the federal Read More »

  • New Hampshire’s Yankee Co-op to use federal funds for equipment, repairs

    According to Seabrook Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative manager Peter Kendall, the Granite State’s portion of that is $1,136,400, with $267,200 headed to the Co-op for much-needed equipment and repairs. Read More »

  • Warning signs for salmon

    The numbers of young salmon caught off the Oregon and Washington state coasts during an annual federal survey cruise this June were among the lowest recorded Read More »
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    The Life of a Fisherman, On the Small Screen: Gloucester’s Famous TV Stars

    America’s oldest seaport, Gloucester, Massachusetts is 31 miles north of Boston. Settled in 1623 as an English colony, its charter predates both those of Salem and Read More »
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    Seine roe-herring fishery opens with sinking of vessel, one crew member missing

    STRAIT OF GEORGIA — The commercial seine roe-herring fishery opened Monday to disaster with the sinking of the vessel, Miss Cory, and a search underway for Read More »

  • F/V Misty Blue Missing – 2 Rescued, Coast Guard searching for 2 crew members

    The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast is searching for two crewmen who were aboard a vessel in distress 10 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Monday. Read More »

  • Fishermen urged to wear lifejackets in new safety campaign

    Whelk fisherman David Massey knew he was wearing no ordinary lifejacket when he hit the water unexpectedly about 11km off the coast of Wicklow in April Read More »
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    Peterhead is the undisputed king of UK fish landings

    UK Government figures have confirmed Peterhead’s status as Britain’s top fishing port. A total of 127,000tonnes of fish and other seafood worth a total of £111million Read More »

  • Local Calcasieu Parish seafood restaurants adjust to price hike on shrimp

    It’s been nearly four decades since the price of shrimp has been this high, but it hasn’t hampered demand.The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shrimp program Read More »

  • U.S. District Court Judge Russel Holland speaks out on Exxon Valdez saga

    U.S. District Court Judge Russel Holland, who presided over the monumental Exxon Valdez oil spill court cases, removed his black robes to joke and offer personal Read More »
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    Politics & Other Mistakes: Lobster lovers versus blubber lovers

    In Maine, hardly any restaurants serve whale. For good reasons. Whales are endangered, so any chef who offers the giant mammals as the fresh catch of Read More »

  • Retired Commercial Fisherman Mark Lee Roberts of Tillamook, Oregon, has passed away

    After a long battle with cancer, we lost our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, Mark Lee Roberts. Mark was born in Portland, Oregon in Read More »

  • Alma celebrates the launch of lobster fleet – The annual late-night party has grown into a vibrant community event

    Tonight, at midnight, by the light of the moon and the stars, the lobster boats will put out to sea from the wharf in Alma. And they won’t be Read More »

  • Heiltsuk First Nation threatens to blockade commercial herring fishery

    “We don’t trust the DFO [Department of Fisheries and Oceans] science.” said Carrie Humchitt, the first nation’s legal adviser. “It’s very industry driven.” Humchitt says if a commercial fishing is allowed, Read More »

  • New England – Drastic Cuts to Imperiled Cod Fishery

    Rip Cunningham, chairman of the New England Council, told the Gazette this week it was a difficult process. “I continue to think it was a tough Read More »
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    Invasive Blue Crab wreak havoc on French Mediterranean mollusks, eels, oysters and mussels

    Fisherman Yves Rougie pulled up a net from the waters of the Canet-Saint-Nazaire lake in southern France. He was hoping for a catch of eels. Instead Read More »
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    Cod could choke catch of other fish

    The New England Fishery Management Council approved the management framework that sets Northeast multispecies groundfish catch limits for 2020-2022 earlier this month. And local groundfishermen are Read More »

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