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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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F/V Captain Andrew rescues two fishermen and their sunken boat from the sea
The Captain Andrew is Georgetown’s oldest wooden hull shrimp boat was built in 1968. It has combed the waters ever since and on Saturday morning, the Read More » -
Line item needed to restore crab – Lu Dochtermann, FV North Point, Kodiak
I got many endorsements of my recent letter (Hiring choice questioned) on Kodiak’s besotted advisor selection and the demise of the King Crab Capital of the Read More » -
For commercial fishermen, November is the cruelest month
November trips can be treacherous, and the forecast was unnerving, 9-foot swells in the afternoon and gusts as strong as 40 miles per hour. But the Read More » -
Fishermen File Supreme Court Opening Brief Challenging Chevron Deference
July 17, 2023. A group of New Jersey herring fishermen today filed opening arguments asking the Supreme Court to strike down an unlawful federal regulation that could force Read More » -
Underproduction? Offshore wind gets a warning from its biggest developer. Orsted
The world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms issued a reality check to the industry, saying it has overestimated the amount of time its turbines are Read More » -
RI Seafood brand catching on!
Dave Monti – Four years of meetings with fishermen, tourism and commerce representatives, scientists, fish processors, health department officials, chefs and restaurants owners to develop and Read More » -
Whale Entanglements Up on the West Coast, Fishermen take the Lead!
A record number of whales are becoming ensnared in fishing gear, including a killer whale that died last week north of Fort Bragg, according to federal Read More » -
They tried to sneak it in as fresh, but I knew Ranson Myers was dead!
I dig hard to find the news you can use, looking in a lotta places everyday. I try to find the latest in my quest. I found this, Read More » -
Crooks in a Crab Pot
Most people in the bays and estuaries of coastal South Jersey, including places such as Barnegat Bay, have concerns about someone stealing their crab pots or Read More » -
The ‘Lobster Trap’, Part II – Protests and Prayers
When she heard the news, in the middle of her shift selling tickets at the ferry terminal, Cathy Watt broke down in tears. The U.S. government Read More » -
Funeral procession for fisherman Gus “Scotch Gus” Graham to pass his regular pubs along Freeman Street Grimsby to honour much-loved town character
Mourners have been urged to line Grimsby streets to say farewell to one of the town’s best-known fishermen. The funeral cortege carrying Angus “Scotch Gus” Graham Read More » -
Fishing Trawler Copious: Fishing boat refloated after running aground in Lerwick harbour
A local whitefish trawler has been refloated on the rising tide in Lerwick Arbour after running aground earlier this afternoon (Wednesday). Coastguard teams, Lerwick lifeboat and Read More » -
‘Locally caught?’ It depends – Plenty of Chef no knowledge in this one! Good recipe’s, though!
What’s critical, says Johnson, is supporting local fisheries, whether here, in Oregon, Massachusetts or New Orleans, rather than a 90-foot boat that unloads in California after Read More » -
UPDATED: Blockage removed from Skinners Pond harbour entrance
An excavator spent most of the day Saturday on the south block of the Skinners Pond Harbour breakwater, scooping seaweed out of the port’s entrance. That’s Read More » -
Friday Tomfoolery with WA Fisheries Minister Ken Baston “… I’ll check up on that straight away,”!
WA Fisheries Minister Ken Baston has contradicted advice from his own department, saying he would not recommend people eat fish from Cockburn Sound. More than 2,000 Read More » -
Navigating the maze of rules
Take bluefin tuna, for instance. Recreational anglers are allowed one bluefin per boat between 27 and 73 inches. However, recreational anglers fishing on a charter boat Read More » -
Restorative justice to be used in resolving charges in ransacking Nova Scotia lobster pound
Restorative justice is being used to help resolve a case involving 25 people accused of ransacking a Nova Scotia lobster pound at the centre of a Read More » -
This 43-foot dead whale was trucked through downtown Portland
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating how an endangered right whale found floating off the Maine coast Friday became entangled in fishing gear that Read More » -
N.E. Fishery Management Council Meeting – Plymouth, MA, September 29-October 1, 2015, Listen Live
Read the Agenda here Register to attend the meeting via webinar here 12:04 Read More » -
Proposal to Protect Deepwater Habitat and Cashes Ledge, Divides Room
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How Norway and Russia Made A Cod Fishery Live and Thrive
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F/V Nicola Faith: Body found confirmed as third missing crew member, Alan Minard
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 18, 2016
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Oban Lifeboat rescues grounded fishing boat, attempts refloating the vessel
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Lobster retail pricing has lobstermen at the mercy of a Commodity Market
For more than a decade, we’ve been living through a commodity price boom. From oil to wheat and beef, the general rule has been that if Read More »
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