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Senate Candidate Joe Kennedy was in Gloucester Friday to hear Fisherman and Industry member concerns

July 10, 2020 National, New England

This morning in Gloucester at 9 am, Joe Kennedy met with fishermen, industry representatives, and local politicians to discuss with them, their concerns about the fishing industry. Topics of discussion included Offshore Wind Farms, Imported fish from Iceland, Fishery Observers and Monitoring, NOAA science, and the need for a U.S. Farm Bill tailored to the needs of the unique and varied fisheries of the nation, including timely fishery disaster relief aid. Sam Parisi, photo’s, >click to read< 19:19

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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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Senate Candidate Joe Kennedy was in Gloucester Friday to hear Fisherman and Industry member concerns

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date

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

Recent Posts

Federal officials order 15,000 new visas for low-wage workers

Maine Lobster promotion fees debated at State House

Are NOAA scientists being silenced? By Jim Lovgren

“The fishing industry, in general, is in a very negative mood,” The Controversial Science of Counting Fish

Public Forum: How Fisheries Are Adapting To Changes in Narragansett Bay

Nature Conservancy aquires more ground fish permits

Not Screwing Around! Seal Fisherman Fined $1,000 for Fishing Seals with Full Metal Jacket Ammunition

South Shore Lobstermen innovating for Whale closure exemption

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, December 21, 2014

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Mariner Rescued after 2 Months Adrift at Sea

WWF calls for suspension of commercial tuna fishing

Bristol Bay fisherman lands fishery’s 2 billionth salmon

Maine Governor proposes offshore wind farm moratorium

Anti-Commercial Fishing Lawsuit demands NC coastal fishing reforms

New Jersey: Offshore Wind Farm Project Generates Debate

Texas: Bay Shrimpers

Carla Ann Samson, 37, of D’Escousse, is charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact after the fact in the June 1 disappearance and presumed death of Phillip Boudreau of Petit de Grat.

25 Years ago Today – The Northern Cod Moratorium

Whidbey Island Seafood Company. They sell seafood that’s “dock to doorstep”.

Georgia waters opening to shrimping June 10

Industrial Park Will Be Dedicated To Processing Asian Carp

Alabama Man Sentenced for Lacy Act Violations in Red Snapper Case

Spanish fishing vessel rams into the Falklands FIPASS

Heiltsuk will risk arrest to blockade herring boats, warns chief councillor

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