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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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Coast Guard, partners rescue 14 boaters in active week off Florida’s Suncoast
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Richard Gaines – December 22, 2011 – Fish appeal claims feds misled, (and did they ever!)
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Really Congressman Pallone? The Guest Commentary of Ec Newellman
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Skipper in deep water again after Catlins sinking
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Stock assessments show Maritime lobster population strong, fishery sustainable
Adam Cook is a DFO biologist who tracks lobster populations along the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy, waters that support nearly 3,000 commercial licence holders Read More » -
Tributes paid to ‘patriarch of Newlyn’ Billy Stevenson
The family and friends of Billy Stevenson have paid tribute to the ‘patriarch of Newlyn’. William ‘Billy’ Stevenson was one of the fishing port’s most emblematic Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week – 98.9′ Steel Stern Trawler,1985, Dragger Steel, CAT W/ Federal Permit(s)
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How a small change in scallop gear could make a big difference on P.E.I.
Some Island scallop harvesters are adjusting the way they do their work this year, in the hopes that it’ll help make the fishery more sustainable. The Read More » -
Atlantic fishermen groups want more time to adapt to new vessel safety rules
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Letter: Can you imagine they’re soft talking Whales and Wind Turbines? We don’t want to create the UNDERNET!
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NOAA eases monkfish limits as ‘alternative’
NOAA Fisheries has announced proposed measures that would loosen controls in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank on monkfish, which is seen as a lucrative Read More » -
Snow crabbing case over Latvia ends up in international court of arbitration
Peteris Pildegovics and his company North Start LTD, whose trawler was arrested by Norwegian authorities as it was crabbing around the Svalbard (Spitzbergen) archipelago, have filed a Read More » -
New Bedford Fire Department respond to reports of a fishing vessel on fire
“This morning at 1055 hrs, the New Bedford Fire Department received 911 calls reporting a fishing vessel fire at the southeast end of Leonard’s Wharf. Upon Read More » -
California oil spill shuts down fishing industry
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Police divers and salvage crews are preparing to raise the sunken fishing vessel Dianne
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New England – Experts Say Wasteful Fishing Regulations Not Keeping Pace With Climate Change
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Lobstermen, dealers likely to split marketing costs – Maine Lobster Promotion Council’s annual budget — now about $375,000 — is set to be increased to $3 million
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Increased carbon dioxide enhances plankton growth, opposite of what was expected
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Why are whales dying in the Gulf of St. Lawrence? What it means for fisheries and the future
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Pallone Supports Potential Compromise on Summer Flounder Cuts
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Oyster Collapse Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle.
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Canada MPA’s – Ban oil, gas, bottom trawling in marine protected areas, urges panel
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Owner of grounded trawler working on salvage plan
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