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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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Final action set for trawl fleet king salmon bycatch limit – The council meets June 5 to 11 in Juneau. Crab, cod decisions due
As fisheries managers throughout Alaska prepare for low king salmon returns, federal regulators are considering new limits on king bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska. The Read More » -
First U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Acts on Fishing Gear
U.S. offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has adopted a first-of-its-kind procedure designed to prevent impacts to commercial fishing gear from its activities. Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Read More » -
Princeton Professor Emeritus of Geosciences Defends Marine Seismic Surveys for Study of Earth
R/V Maurice Ewing – The vessel was also slated for use in summer 2014 for a Rutgers University-led near-shore seismic study – opposed by many on the Jersey Read More » -
Fishing’s Low Ecological Footprint
Confirmation of fishing’s relatively low ecological footprint was provided recently in the publication of the European Environment Agency statistics on energy use by sector. Fisheries are Read More » -
Deck Boss offers relief for hard-working hands and joints
Blue Hill company Downeast Maine LLC developed the new product line this year, testing its pain balm, recovery stick and hand scrub with commercial fishermen in Read More » -
Metro lobster fishermen hauling in solid catches — and good prices
Lloyd Robicheau has endured broken bones, a torn meniscus, arthritis and more than a few lean seasons over the 33 years he’s stubbornly made a living Read More » -
The 23rd annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack race set for Sept. 21
The 23rd annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race will be held on the Choptank River in Cambridge at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. This event, which is Read More » -
1 dead 2 fishermen missing after fishing boat collides with 600-foot chemical tanker in Galveston
The crash happened around 3:35 p.m. Tuesday in Galveston near the jetties, authorities said. Two men were pulled out of the water and were rushed to Read More » -
“The Queensland government’s response is a f—ing joke,” – Fishers furious over delayed warning of toxic foam spill
Fishers are furious they weren’t warned for days about a toxic foam spill in Brisbane waters, saying hundreds of kilograms of prawns were caught in the Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 29, 2017
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates Click here, for older updates listed as NCFA click here16:54 Read More » -
Biden’s Offshore Wind Farm Target Will Increase Costs, Reduce Reliability
Congress passed the first temporary production tax credit for wind in 1992 and extended it 13 times since then. The Democrat’s reconciliation package contains about $235 billion in incentives Read More » -
Poll: Majority of Marylanders Support 1-Year Crab Moratorium
After a record high number of crabs caught in 2012, the past two years have been a completely opposite story. With watermen putting all their effort Read More » -
Climate change changing marine landscape
Last summer, area fishermen were surprised to catch bonita fish and black sea bass off the local coast, neither of which normally venture further north than Read More » -
Louisiana Crawfish Rebounds
The last two years for Louisiana’s crawfish industry has been difficult. From the BP oil spill to meager years caused by summer drought and winter cold, Read More » -
NJ BPU Does it’s part to keep junk out of the ocean – again rejects pilot wind farm off Jersey coast
The state on Friday again rejected a pilot wind farm project off the New Jersey coast, arguing that the company’s financial plan is unsound and would Read More » -
National Marine Fisheries Service proposed five species of sawfish for endangered listing status under the Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON (CN) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed five species of sawfish for endangered listing status under the Endangered Species Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 08, 2020
Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click Read More » -
Suffolk farmers plan major expansion of fishing venture
The Suffolk farmers – based at Ramsholt – has been farming for 10 generations. But when Harry Simper – now aged 28 – left school his Read More » -
Canadian Coast Guard warns Fishermen – Too dangerous to go fishing due to ice
The Canadian Coast guard is telling Newfoundland fishermen not to go fishing because of sea ice that’s packed into bays on the northeast coast of the Read More » -
The Division of Marine Fisheries, and its Commission, use inadequate science to regulate fisheries
What if…humans can’t actually control nature to make it behave the way some humans want it to behave? North Carolina participates in a federally dominated system Read More » -
United Fishermen of Alaska, is urging the public to file comment’s to FDA on genetically modified salmon
FDA ruling on GMO salmon worries Alaska fishermen Marshall Swearingen – The Goat Blog Jan 17, 2013 05:00 am Making a living on fishing has always been a Read More » -
Be There! Saturday, Sept 10th – Brew River’s boat docking event a ‘rodeo on the water’
The ninth annual “Boat Dockin’ ” competition is set to take off in Salisbury this weekend, with a promise of a water rodeo that will showcase the Read More » -
A “Shotgun Start”: Bay Area crab fisherman race out to sea
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Fisherfolk: Conservation Refugees Reloaded – Environmental Marine Biology Blog
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Washington State Bill would allow counties to ban fish farming
OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by a Sequim Democrat in the state House would allow counties to ban net pen aquaculture. The one-page bill, filed Thursday by Read More »
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