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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  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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    California Fishermen are worried about the commercial salmon season

    The commercial salmon season typically starts on May 1, but the season’s start for the coastal area of California is expected to be delayed due to Read More »
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    Don Cuddy: Local crab fisherman finds a niche market with slime eels

    Slime eel, it’s what’s for dinner.  Well perhaps not on menus around here but in South Korea ‘ggomjangeo’ is extremely popular and, barbecued, is sold on Read More »

  • Morro Bay officials oppose Dynegy wave parks – “they just ignored everything the fishermen said,”

    Morro Bay city councilmembers voiced unanimous opposition to two proposed wave-power-generation facilities off the coast.  “It looks to me, in the proposal … that they just Read More »

  • Commercial Stone crab season starts Oct. 15

    Commercial stone-crab fishermen cross their fingers and hope the new season beginning Tuesday is not a repeat of the last season. Stone crabs rank behind only Read More »

  • Cod stock reassessment prompts calls from producers to end moratorium

    A recent reassessment of Newfoundland and Labrador’s northern cod stock has some in the industry calling an end to the commercial moratorium implemented in 1992. Alberto Read More »
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    State won’t support Pebble Mine, unless it can prove ‘zero impact’

    Gov. Bill Walker wants to press pause on the controversial Pebble Mine project in Southwest, Alaska. Pebble is seeking federal permits on a smaller mine proposal, Read More »

  • New head of Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, Karen Profita, to face money challenges

    Though the board has been in existence for decades, it has become more prominent after proceeds from BP left it flush with $30 million for promotion Read More »

  • The last moments of the Bounty, the ship with Maine ties that fought Sandy and lost

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The ship’s engineer was seasick and spitting up his medication. A deckhand had been tossed past the mainmast, breaking three ribs. The captain Read More »
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    Baker, Vineyard Wind mum on Feds’ project guidance – Why Vineyard Wind should’nt proceed without answers

    The federal government has offered new “guidance” on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, Gov. Charlie Baker said, but neither the governor’s team nor project officials Read More »

  • Blagg: Following the cod

    Back when European colonists first began arriving on North American shores, hoping to build viable communities in a land that promised seemingly endless land and opportunity, Read More »
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    A crabbing boat sinks, a father is lost, a son rescued

    In the final minutes of Ed Charnock’s life, he and his son clung to each other to conserve body heat in the frigid Chesapeake Bay. Jason Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MAY 5, 2013

    “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 »
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    UGA researchers dive into a sea of questions

    Captain Wynn Gale knew it was bad. He’d been commercial fishing off the coast of Darien, about 50 miles south of Savannah, since he was 12, Read More »
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    A thank-you letter from the owners of ‘Band Wagon’

    To the Camden and Penobscot Bay Waterfront Community: As the owners of Band Wagon, we wanted to extend our sincere thanks to all those involved in our rescue Read More »
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    Cook Inlet fishermen blame rigid management for season losses

    Cook Inlet’s commercial fishermen feel that mandated closures played a part in them missing the boat on many of the salmon they could have harvested this Read More »
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    Fish Safe NS Encouraging PFD Use Ahead of Dumping Day

    Executive Director Matthew Duffy says they’ve been on wharves from Tiverton, Digby County to Eastern Passage over the last few weeks. He says the biggest topic Read More »

  • Mar-Lees sued over acquisition of clam processor “Captain Carl’s” – Betting the house on it

    Mar-Lees Seafood, the US scallop and seafood supplier at the center of a range of legal disputes, is being sued over the acquisition of a Rhode Read More »

  • Bill would extend shrimping season in portion of Mississippi Sound

    A bill that would open part of the Mississippi Sound a month earlier than the traditional June start of shrimping season is headed to Gov. Phil Read More »

  • Meet the Fisherman:: Fred Bennett

    When he began fishing 35 to 40 years ago, almost all cod fishermen were hook fisherman except for a few draggers.”On a typical day trip, you Read More »
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    Gulf of St. Lawrence – 6 fishing areas closing after 2 right whales spotted

    The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is temporarily closing several fishing areas in an effort to protect endangered right whales. In a tweet, Fisheries Minister Dominic Read More »

  • F/V Lonestar Not Going Anywhere, For Now

    Magone Marine unable to lift the vessel out of the mud after four attempts, taking the salvage plan back to the drawing board. It’s shaping up to Read More »

  • N.L. government will help displaced fish plant workers

    The Newfoundland and Labrador government says if three fish plants in the province close permanently, it will help displaced workers. But the mayor of a town Read More »

  • Last West Coast lumber schooner nears final steps to 13-year restoration

    Exactly 120 years ago a Danish man living near Eureka built the schooner C.A. Thayer, one of hundreds of ships used to fuel the growth of Read More »
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    The ‘Soul’ of the Pacific Northwest is dying of starvation

    “I believe we have orcas in our soul in this state.” Those were the words of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this year after forming the Read More »

  • Scientists warn Government against recommendations to wind back marine reserves – In particular ‘no-take’ zones

    A group of scientists is urging the Government not to wind back the scale of the nation’s 40 marine reserves, contrary to the advice of an Read More »

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