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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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Regulators say newer new Right whale rules are coming for Maine’s lobster fleet/fixed gear fisheries
Federal regulators said they will soon start a process to create new whale-protection rules for Maine’s lobster fleet that will go beyond the controversial regulations going Read More » -
BBC documentary examines mass crab die off on Teesside coast and what has happened since
A TV documentary examining the impact of the mass crab and lobster die off on the Teesside coast is set to air. We Are England: Trouble Read More » -
Book Review – Rough Waters: Our North Pacific Small Fishermen’s Battle
What it’s about: A commercial fisherman looks at the threats facing West Coast small-boat fishermen, including ecological changes, weak management, and pushback from industrial fishing. As a result, some Read More » -
Lobstah Lobstah Lobstah, and Clams savingseafood.org
DMR to Conduct Public Forums on the State of the Lobster Industry Maine seeks input on lobster industry in public forums MAINE: Washington County lobstermen fish Read More » -
Pink catches set records; AK 2013 salmon season on track for all time high! This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
Alaska’s pink salmon catch by yesterday neared 170 million – blowing past the 161 million record set in 2005 – and millions more humpies are still swarming Read More » -
Rhode Island company proposes wind farm 30 miles off Montauk
“It’s green energy for investors only,” said Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Assoc., a Montauk-based group that has opposed some of Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ x 17′ Novi Gillnetter, business, with Federal Permits
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Cook Rescued From Air Pocket in Capsized Fishing Vessel, 11 Fishermen Rescued, Two Perished
Last week, Turkish rescue divers saved a crewmember of a fishing vessel who was trapped in an air pocket when the boat capsized off Samatya, Istanbul. Read More » -
‘We’re all her sons’: Harbour manager Sheila Eastman is like family to North Lake fishermen
Sheila Eastman is a statistician, an adviser, a traffic cop and sometimes even a nurse to hundreds of fishermen in North Lake, P.E.I. As the longtime Read More » -
Editorial: Ottawa must answer the bell on lobster poaching
The federal government must do more to address complaints about out-of-season fishing and lobster poaching in the Bay of Fundy – issues that have come to Read More » -
Action Alert! Halibut catch share plan for charter ops – Alaska Fish Radio
Charter bLog has new information and an urgent request regarding the halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP). Deadline Oct. 15. https://web.sfos.uaf.edu/wordpress/charterlog/?p=170 22:30 Read More » -
Fishing industry says no to net pen finfish
A group of fish harvesters and seafood industry entities is urging Congress to oppose attempts to legitimize open net pen finfish aquaculture, as proposed in fish Read More » -
Well, hush my puppies! Georgia Con groups boycott New England Lobster Industry
Maine’s lobster industry is keeping a wary eye on a consumer boycott launched in the state of Georgia. Conservation groups there charge that New England’s lobster Read More » -
Old School – Newly launched lobster boat echoes past
Just days after her launching by boatbuilder Peter Buxton and lobsterman Frank Gotwals, Sea Song shows off her sweet lines at last month’s Stonington lobster boat races. Buxton Read More » -
Warm Gulf of Alaska leads to unusual happenings, worried scientists – Fishermen used to the unusual
“I’m really worried. I’m very concerned. Hot water, lots of nutrients, potentially harmful alga blooms, and other species we don’t even know about … this is Read More » -
Small fishing boats in Scotland could be tracked under new plans
Small fishing vessels could be required to use tracking and monitoring systems under new proposals from the Scottish Government. A new consultation proposes that the devices Read More » -
Maine lobster fisherman reveals why the crustaceans she catches taste ‘sweeter, ‘better’
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Roll’s Out New Wesite!
Check it out. Eye appealing and functional. http://www.asmfc.org/ 14:52 Read More » -
Alaska’s Salmon Fisheries are One Step Closer to MSC Certification
Another step has been taken towards getting Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries recertified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council. Last fall the MSC sustainability certification of Read More » -
Jury clears fish broker in alleged tuna smuggling scheme
A Marblehead tuna broker has been cleared of federal charges that he orchestrated a scheme to illegally catch and export bluefin tuna. Robert Kliss and his Read More » -
Federal Aid Denied: Maryland’s Battle Against Blue Catfish Takes a Hit
In the ongoing struggle to mitigate the impact of blue catfish on the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem, Governor Wes Moore’s proactive approach, from last year, faces a Read More » -
Corporate Green Washing: WWF International accused of ‘selling its soul’ to corporations
WWF International, the world’s largest conservation group, has been accused of “selling its soul” by forging alliances with powerful businesses which destroy nature and use the Read More » -
Secretary of Commerce Declares Fisheries Disaster for New York and New Jersey in the Aftermath of Sandy
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Lobsterman accused of stealing traps, Some confiscated equipment belongs to late Tony Rahn
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In Another Time > Fishing has always been dangerous work
The most tragic fishing accident in the history of the Wildwoods occurred as October was fading into November in 1921 and as the local fishing season Read More »
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