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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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Greg DiDomenico: Fisheries law deserves reauthorization
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Lobster fishermen end protest – About a thousand boats from N.S. expected back in water today
ANTIGONISH — About a thousand lobster fishing boats from northern Nova Scotia were to return to the water this morning. “We went in this together and we Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, September 14, 2014
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
Critics of Gill Nets Trying to Drive Fishery Offshore
The Inshore Director for the FFAW says the latest allegations against the use of gill nets is nothing but an attempt to drive the industry offshore. Read More » -
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A 36-foot lobster boat, Turn the Page, sank off Naskeag Point on the sunny, breezy afternoon of August 26, according to a Department of Marine Resources Read More » -
Opinion: Herring fishery needs integrated management plan
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44.11′ Fiberglass Dragger, Resident NY State Marine Permit
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New Zealand: Questions over fishing quotas spark raid
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) compliance officers swooped on Hawke’s Bay Seafoods yesterday to secure evidence in an investigation into suspected fishing quota irregularities in the Read More » -
Coronavirus: Snow crab fishery worries outbreak could be bad for business
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A business in crisis
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Canadian yard delivers a versatile fisheries vessel
The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, an indigenous Canadian community on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, has accepted delivery of a new 19.81 by 7.31-meter (65 x24-foot) combination crab trap Read More » -
Kentucky Awards First-Ever Fish House Contract to Fight Asian Carp
Gov. Matt Bevin today announced the award of the state’s first-ever fish house contract, in an innovative step to attack the Asian carp problem in western Read More » -
European Union backs off North American lobster ban
The European Union is backing off a Swedish proposal to ban imports of American lobster into 28 member countries. Officials with the EU say the European Read More » -
Rescue operation off Castletownbere coast brought seven crewmen ashore from sinking fishing trawler
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Illex Squid: Falklands concern with vast fishing fleet gathering on high seas
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Thank you and eat local seafood
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Can New England’s cod fishing industry survive? (How can the scientists and regulators ignore the ever increasing seal predation?!)
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CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT – Salvage crews say sunken crab boat F/V Titan, ‘unrecoverable’
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Commercial fisherman John Moore – Commercial Crabber
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Commercial Fisherman Michael “Mikie” Devlin of California has passed away
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Owners of Kodiak’s Wild Alaskan floating strip club charged with improper disposal of human waste
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Coast Guard: Good Samaritans Rescue 11 Boaters in 4 Calls Tuesday
ANCHORAGE – The U.S. Coast Guard says good Samaritans off Southcentral and Southeast Alaska rescued nearly a dozen boaters aboard four vessels in distress Tuesday, including Read More »
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