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Oyster prices rising as oysters dying in Gulf of Mexico off Florida
CEDAR KEY, FLA. — Officials say an oyster collapse in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle will just have to run its course.
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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Compass: New federal ocean policy bodes ill for Alaska – Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage,
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Graves, Wicker Urge NOAA to Catch Better Data for Fisheries Management
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Undersea cable project raising concerns for fishermen – “If we don’t do it in the near term, we would have to put a proposal out where we haven’t investigated all the risks,”
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Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen from disabled vessel near Cordova, Alaska
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Announces Funded Collaborative Research Projects
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Shanghai customs finds over 1 ton of cocaine hidden inside shipment of frozen mackerel
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Where are the Cod??If you are a New England Ground Fisherman, you’ve got to listen to this! The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
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Coast Guard rescues boat captain from attack off Marco Island
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DFO cracking down on deals that flout rules to keep inshore fishery in local hands
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Stolen Grand Manan Boat Found In Maine
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Brookings gets innovative seafood processing plant
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Canada MPA’s – Ban oil, gas, bottom trawling in marine protected areas, urges panel
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Press release from Rep. Paul Tine – opposes H 983 – 2013 Fisheries Economic Development Act
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Imported seafood is killing a MS Coast industry. Could truth in restaurant menus help?
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Drakes Bay Oyster Co. seeks quick ruling on closure battle
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The City of Whittier declares a State of Emergency following a July dock fire
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Halibut bycatch increases as council considers cod options
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Newfoundland and Labrador calls on Ottawa to quash surf clam fishing licence
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LIVE – Northeast Groundfish Science Forum – Listen via Webinar set for November 9 begin at 8:30AM,
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Wartsila to provide latest engine and power generation technology for new Scottish fishing trawler
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2013 Marine Debris Cleanup Projects Announced
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Illegal foreign fishing draws congressional eye
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Fiberglass Dragger/Scalloper with Federal Permits
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Controversial whale sanctuary to be voted on at the International Whaling Commission
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Canada – changing its laws to fit salmon farming , Alexandra Morton
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