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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 predator-prey model presented at Congressmen Teirney and DeFazio’s MSA Listening Session in Gloucester by Dr. Carmine Gorga
Carmine Gorga* July 1, 2014 Thank you, Congressman Tierney Thank you Congressman DeFazio For coming to Gloucester. There is much that the US Congress can do Read More » -
Proposed herring quota would put lobster fishermen in a pinch for bait
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is pursuing a commercial quota on herring for areas off Southwest Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy. DFO is Read More » -
Daniel Rigolet: the inventor of the survival suit
Although he was not well known, it is interesting to look back at the life of this man who saved many lives at sea. Born in Read More » -
Climate Change Will Upset Vital Ocean Chemical Cycles, Research Shows
New research from the University of East Anglia shows that rising ocean temperatures will upset natural cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus. Plankton plays an Read More » -
Eco Capitalist Hypocrisy: The two Suzukis: There’s Saint Suzuki, the one you see on CBC, and Secret Suzuki, the capitalist millionaire
Saint Suzuki rails against corporations and profits. He even gave a well-received anti-capitalist speech at the Occupy Vancouver protest. But Secret Suzuki himself has several corporations. Read More » -
Halibut Bycatch: a Disappointing Update
On June 9th (10th?), Alaskan halibut fishermen, who have seen their individual quotas cut by up to 70% over the last ten years gathered to watch Read More » -
Katherine the great white shark swimming off Grand Banks
A great white shark named Katherine spent most of the holiday season swimming near the Grand Banks off the south coast of Newfoundland. Marine research group Read More » -
New Research Shows ‘Strong Correlation’ Between Baby Lobster Decline, Possible Food Source
New science is bearing down on a poorly understood part of the North American lobster’s diet. And it turns out that a tiny crustacean’s abundance may Read More » -
Kenai dipnetters should take steps to avoid bacteria
As anyone who has fished the river mouth from the north or south beaches in Kenai knows, the scene is hardly the pristine, postcard setting of Read More » -
Commercial salmon season starts in Crescent City
Commercial salmon fishermen in Crescent City began their season on Saturday with a quota of 20 chinook per day and a monthly quota of 2,500, according Read More » -
Special Master Questions $8M in Oil-Spill Payouts – Law firms that handled claims against BP settlement also targeted.
A special master tasked with rooting out fraud in BP PLC’s $9.9 billion oil-spill settlement has sought the return of nearly $8 million in awards paid Read More » -
Seven US fisheries scientists have raised a formal complaint of political interference over salmon studies – complaint of scientific misconduct
The letter alleges that Klamath Basin area office manager Jason Phillips violated the agency’s scientific-integrity policy, adopted in 2011 as part of US President Barack Obama’s Read More » -
DFO reviewing cod quota policy after report says it may encourage dangerous fishing
Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it will be taking a long, hard look at its regulations after a report said a few of the department’s policies Read More » -
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council looks at deep-sea restrictions
On Wednesday, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council likely will vote on a proposal to limit the use of bottom-fishing gear that is dragged along the ocean Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 12, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<14:24 Read More » -
Commercial Fisherman Carl D. Schwab, of Port Clyde, Maine, has passed away
Carl D. Schwab, 89, died peacefully, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the Sussman Hospice House following a brief period of declining health and a lengthy fight Read More » -
Gillnet Restrictions on the Columbia River Bite Into Economy
We can’t survive if we don’t have the gillnetters,” said Bob Zakrzewski, co-owner of Columbia Pacific Marine Works in Astoria, which does boat and motor repairs Read More » -
An open letter to NOAA, Sam Frontiero, Gloucester
Well, John Bullard, you have put the final nail in the fisherman’s coffin and you must be proud. You have taken away the livelihood of the Read More » -
A legal war, a Biden win: What’s next for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Marine Monument?
Lobstering groups say they aren’t opposed to protecting the natural habitats that sustain their industry. But they question whether the 5,000-square-mile monument is consistent with the Read More » -
Ottawa reverses cut to Gulf shrimp quota; FISH-NL savours win for inshore harvesters
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased to learn that Fisheries and Oceans has reversed its decision to cut the Read More » -
FFAW blasts price-setting panel after it sides with ASP on crab-pricing formula
With the time-sensitive snow crab season set to begin in a few days, fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are once again talking about tying up Read More » -
One month into the season, Bristol Bay halibut fishermen harvest a quarter of the quota
Bristol Bay fishermen have landed 8,700 pounds of halibut so far. This year’s quota for area 4-E is 33,900 pounds, significantly less than last year’s quota Read More » -
Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has a right to scientific analysis of Corexit
Canada’s fisheries minister is pushing back against a U.S. company that is refusing to let Canadian researchers test its oil spill dispersant. “We obviously have a huge Read More » -
Yorkshire shellfishermen call for action as valuable gear destroyed by visiting scallopers
Jason Harrison, from Filey, said local boats had again had hundreds of lobster and crab pots towed away by visiting scallop dredgers from around the UK, Read More » -
Fishermen say survival training could prove vital
Five fishermen have undertaken man overboard training to help reduce incidents at sea. The free in-water courses held in Aberdeen, demonstrate how to avoid overboard incidents, Read More »
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