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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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  • NOAA, states and fishing industry reconsider buyout or buyback plans

    Even as Massachusetts pushes to get the second phase of federal disaster funding to eligible Bay State beneficiaries, the fate of the federal buyout or industry Read More »

  • Endangered Species: Small-Scale Fishermen Written by M. Ben-Yami —

    They have solid sea legs, good seamanship, and first-hand experience in reacting to weather and sea vagaries and in handling navigational and working deck emergencies; but Read More »
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    Marine biologist perplexed by snow crab disappearance

     It’s a mystery perplexing marine biologists that could lead to a loss of one of Alaska’s most prized seafood exports — the Bering Sea snow crab. Read More »

  • BP Oil Spill: Where does the coast stand 14 years later?

    Saturday marks 14 years since the Mississippi Gulf Coast was changed forever. On April 20, 2010, the Gulf of Mexico saw the Deepwater Horizon oil rig Read More »

  • New fishing advocacy group has ambitious agenda

    NEW BEDFORD — A new group has thrown its hat in the ring in the battle over  current fishing regulations in New England and they have Read More »

  • This Insane Mimosa Has a Lobster Tail and Muffins in It and You Will Want It Right Now

    Depending on where you fall on the minimalist-maximalist scale, you’ll either love or abhor the newest drink on offer at the Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House Read More »

  • Cormorant airlifts crew member from fishing vessel off St. John’s

    Search and rescue technicians performed hoist operations to transfer a person with medical concerns from a fishing vessel east of St. John’s Saturday afternoon. According to the Read More »

  • Newfoundland Crab plant suing FFAW – Golden Shell is asking for $85,000 for the crab, cleanup and the company’s lawyer.

    The company that runs a Random Island fish plant at the focus of a mass dumping of crab this week has filed a statement of claim Read More »
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    Lobster spaghetti is not just for special occasions

    The once-standard summer fare has morphed into a celebratory treat. But why limit lobster to special occasions or a specific time of year? This is a Read More »

  • Angry fishermen protest outside DFO offices in N.L.

    Angry fishermen held demonstrations in several locations in Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday, to protest cuts to shrimp quotas. The department says the reductions are needed Read More »

  • A top NOAA fisheries scientist has proposed dramatic change in yellowtail flounder stock assessments

    NEW BEDFORD — A top NOAA fisheries scientist has proposed a dramatic change in the way the agency makes its stock assessments for yellowtail flounder. The Read More »

  • Battle to Restore Apalachicola Bay Heads to Congress

    The proposal is the latest development in Florida’s 25-year dispute with Georgia and Alabama over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system, which the three states share. It also Read More »
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    Where is the lost fishing boat Tammy? Two wreck hunters think they know.

    Calm seas and clear weather greeted the fishing boat Tammy as it set out from San Pedro on July 11, 1994, to cast its nets for Read More »

  • Pollock trawl closure sends economic ripples across Kodiak as fishermen adapt

    Cole Hockema has been fishing since he was a teenager growing up in Oregon. Hockema captains the F/V Pacific Storm, a 100-foot trawler based out of Kodiak, Read More »

  • $100K worth of lobster seized from southwest N.S. facility, 1 Arrested

    Federal fisheries officers have seized more than 5,900 kilograms of lobster as well as documents and electronic records during the search of a facility in Shelburne Read More »

  • Fishermen, scientists split on closures of triggerfish, amberjack

    On any given day, charter boat captain Jeff Lassiter and his customers will catch dozens of gray triggerfish. Then they’ll toss them back in the water. Read More »

  • Hull people petition for Arctic Corsair to be permanently berthed in St Andrew’s Dock, not ‘concreted into city centre’

    The historic vessel, Hull’s last sidewinder trawler, is set to be a dry-berthed visitor attraction at the currently developing North End Shipyard, off Dock Office Row, Read More »
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    California Crab Groups Oppose Legislation Requiring ‘Ropeless’ Gear

    The crabbing season has been repeatedly delayed by state agencies citing concerns about whale sightings,,, The most recent industry challenge comes in the form of proposed Read More »

  • Togiak herring harvested after surprisingly early opener – roe yield sampled at 15 percent!

    The first commercial harvest of Togiak herring this season was reported Tuesday. The season started much sooner than expected, and the processors and the fleet have Read More »

  • Coast Guard, Good Samaritans respond to vessel in distress near Port Moller Saturday

    A salmon tender on its way out of Bristol Bay began taking on water Saturday afternoon near Port Moller. Chief Petty Officer Shawn Eggert said the Read More »

  • Editorial: Rollover quota spotlights absurd 2013 cod cuts

    Bullard’s own interpretation — backed by NOAA’s general counsel, Lois Schiffer, and her shady law enforcement gang — of the Magnuson-Steven Act, which suggests he had Read More »
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    2 Wolastoqey bands sue federal government – fighting for rights to fish snow crab for almost 25 years

    Two First Nations in New Brunswick have filed a lawsuit against the Canadian government over access to the lucrative commercial snow crab fishery. Tobique and Madawaska Read More »

  • Editorial: Fish and Wildlife must continue gillnetting on the Columbia

    It was good to see at last week’s Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting in Salem that Lower Columbia River commercial fishermen still have Read More »

  • Should We Close Part Of The Ocean To Keep Fish On The Plate?

    The novel conservation plan, introduced recently in a paper in the journal PLoS Biology,  would close international waters– where there’s currently pretty much a fishing free-for-all Read More »
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    A very concerned fisherman writes, Questions remain unanswered

    I recently sent a letter to our Scottish Government requesting answers to questions on the following issues. How much of our country’s fishing grounds are to Read More »

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