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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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‘A’ is for Algrie, end of a fishing era.
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The Sheldon Jackson Museum’s Artifact of the Month: halibut hook
The Sheldon Jackson Museum’s July Artifact of the Month is a halibut hook (SJ.I.A.645). Despite serving the same purpose and having the same basic principal design Read More » -
Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet tows disabled F/V Ocean One, finds numerous safety violations
MANASQUAN INLET, N.J. – The Coast Guard towed a disabled 75-foot fishing vessel with three people aboard Tuesday after the boat lost power approximately two miles offshore. Watchstanders Read More » -
“Deadliest Catch” Star Sig Hanson Get’s Dumped By Trump! – “The Sexiest Catch” Theme Was a Bomber
Sig went with a “The Sexiest Catch” theme. However, Kate didn’t like it , claiming the Hooters girls might be too edgy, especially since they didn’t Read More » -
Roughhead Grenadier Consultations on listing under the Species at Risk Act – Please provide your input by March 15, 2015
Before deciding whether Roughhead Grenadier (Macrourus berglax) will be added to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk, we would like to hear your opinion, comments, Read More » -
It was another million-fish-day in the Nushagak! – Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 8, 2021
The Nushagak’s harvests are unprecedented. Fishermen here have caught more than a million fish for seven of the last eight days. “In 2018 we had six Read More » -
Oregon Fishing bill heads to Governor
A bill aimed at enhancing fisheries and strengthening a lower Columbia River Fish Management and Reform plan is on its way to becoming law. continued@natresource.com Read More » -
From the Deckboss. A Needed Juicy Diversion – Listening in
A potential legal showdown is brewing between United Fishermen of Alaska and the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. Read more, Well, Deckboss can just imagine what kind Read More » -
Queensland Government says it’s done enough for the domestic fishing fleet to weather the coronavirus storm
QSIA CEO Eric Perez described the state government’s response as a shameful position, saying commercial fishermen were only asking for a waiver for 12 months, not Read More » -
Maine lobstermen, politicians rally in protest of fishing restrictions and Seafood Watch’s recommended boycott
At a rally in Portland’s Old Port on Friday, they protested a federal judge’s ruling issue Thursday allowing the National Marine Fisheries Service, a branch of the Read More » -
Review of prosecutions in chaotic elver fishery finds cases are being pursued
An internal review into whether federal Crown attorneys are refusing to prosecute infractions related to the turbulent baby eel fishery in the Maritimes has reportedly determined Read More » -
Atlantic Marine Monument Was Created To “Appease Environmental Terrorists”
Media Matters decided to take a segment from Fox news where they interviewed Captain Keith Colburn in discussing the President Obama creating the first marine monument in Read More » -
NSC Pushes PERMIT Buy Back, Re Allocation?? Governor presses for fed fish aid
Patrick’s letter comes to light on the same day as the Northeast Seafood Coalition’s final poll of its 300 members on the recommended industry spending plan Read More » -
Sipekne’katik First Nation issuing own lobster licences
After a blessing of its fleet on Thursday morning, the Sipekne’katik First Nation will issue lobster fishing licences at the Saulnierville wharf. On Tuesday, the Potlotek Read More » -
Fishery Disaster Funds Included In Early Appropriations Bill – AUDIO
Funds have been included in the Senate Appropriations bill. The bill passed out of the Senate’s Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee Tuesday and through the Appropriations Read More » -
Shrimpers, citizens voice concerns at meeting with N.C. Marine Fisheries officials
People from across Eastern North Carolina who want shrimp trawling to remain open showed up in Emerald Isle Wednesday night for a public hearing. Shrimpers, fishermen, Read More » -
Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for Watermen?
At 4:41 a.m., Bubby Powley looked at his watch, looked at the thin, pink glow to the east, and looked at the dark water sliding past his Read More » -
Waterman charged with 600+ fishing, boating violations in Delaware City area
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a commercial waterman from Sussex County on Thursday for more than 600 shellfish and boating violations near Delaware Read More » -
National Marine Fisheries Service expanding dolphin-safe tuna certification requirements
When the World Trade Organization found last year that U.S. labeling requirements for dolphin-safe tuna put Mexican tuna fishermen at a trade disadvantage, marine advocates worried Read More » -
Caretakers of their waterways: Two Nova Scotians granted visionary awards
Dec. 9 Darren and Erica Porter were freezing their keesters off in their aluminum dory as academics and fisheries managers with the Gulf of Maine Council Read More » -
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians takes steps toward retrieving some fishing nets from Lake Michigan
Although commercial fisherman Thomas Battice has been sent to prison, his trap nets in Lake Michigan can’t just be pulled out by anyone who wants them out. Read More » -
Wisconsin DNR issues commercial fishing citations in Two Rivers
MANITOWOC — The Department of Natural Resources has issued 44 citations for commercial fishing violations against Susie Q Fish Co. of Two Rivers, its owners and Read More » -
Talley’s subsidiary found guilty of bottom trawling in conservation area
Convictions for bottom trawling in a protected area of the Tasman Sea should send a strong message to the fishing industry, says the Ministry for Primary Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat 80 miles west of Hernando
The Coast Guard medevaced a 28-year-old man from a fishing boat 80 miles west of Hernando, Thursday. At 2:15 p.m. Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a Read More » -
State DMR rejects the so-called “Gloucester Plan” for more inclusive fishery aid plan
The full grant of $6.9 million contained in the third phase, or Bin 3, of federal funding being funneled through the state is the final installment of Read More »
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