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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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  • John Bullard , NOAA NE Regional Administrator – My View: Fisheries hold challenges, opportunities

    The recent release of Fisheries of the United States 2012, a NOAA annual report, contains a lot of good information on revenues and landings for the Read More »

  • US, China to cooperate on ocean preservation

    The U.S. and China said Wednesday they are stepping up cooperation on preserving the ocean and combating illegal fishing despite their differences on maritime security. This Read More »

  • Sport groups pressure Oregon governor to stop changes in Columbia River net plan

    Four powerful sportfishing groups have asked Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to keep the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission from significantly altering a plan to move gill-nets Read More »
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    I Rescued as Coast Guard, local agencies searching for persons in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama

    The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for two people in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received Read More »
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    Know-nothing journalism

    Credibility dies in a field of little mistakes. This is why it is painful to read what passes for news today: “Pink salmon get their nickname Read More »
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    CHA-CHING!!! Vineyard Wind to pay town $34.4 million in mitigation money

    Vineyard Wind has agreed to pay the town $34.4 million over the next 45 years as financial mitigation for the 84-turbine offshore wind farm it’s proposed Read More »

  • Union and Province Come to Agreement on ‘Free Enterprise’

     Today, the Provincial Government has released a letter detailing the provincial changes taking place to increase provincial processing capacity and give harvesters more opportunities to sell Read More »

  • VANCOUVER: After 200 court appearances winning an absolute discharge, Sto:Lo woman is free to fish again

    Patricia Kelly’s long, hard road to justice began in the summer of 2004, when federal fisheries officers surrounded her outside a processing plant in the Fraser Read More »
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    Video: Four adults, two infants, and three dogs rescued from three grounded shrimp boats near Rollover Pass in Gilchrist, Texas

    The Coast Guard rescued six people after their vessels became aground in the Intracoastal Waterway north of Rollover Pass in Gilchrist, Texas, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Read More »

  • Put rules in writing to fix Maritime elver fishery’s enforcement problem, say businesses

    Representatives of the $45-million Maritime elver fishery are calling on the federal government to implement enforceable regulations for moderate livelihood fishing by Indigenous people. They told Read More »

  • There is something very wrong here – DFO – Public Reporting on Aquaculture – Incidental Catch

    Wild fish naturally swim into net pens at aquaculture facilities and can co-exist with farmed fish. There is past and on-going research to determine to what Read More »

  • MAFMC & ASMFC Set Black Sea Bass Specs for 2017-18 – Benchmark Assessment Finds Resource Not Overfished & Overfishing Not Occurring

    The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) have approved revised specifications for the 2017 black sea bass fishing year Read More »

  • “We’re next” – NOAA observers worry lobstermen – informational meeting tonight at 6 at NOAA’s Gloucester facility

    The growing consternation among lobstermen over expanding observer coverage, at least in part, is based on what they’ve seen happen within the groundfish industry. This summer Read More »

  • Sockeye market volatile, say industry experts – Boat prices dropping, What about Wholesale/Retail?

    A surge in sockeye numbers and fishing runs in the Fraser river has prices dropping for the fresh catches, but retailers and wholesalers alike say good Read More »
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    North Coast crabbers line up against bill mandating ropeless gear, AB 534

    A coalition of crab industry associations across California has issued a letter opposing a state Assembly bill mandating all fishing fleets switch to ropeless fishing gear Read More »

  • North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Feb 22, 2016

    Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 09:56 Read More »

  • Fishers on hook under province’s anti-mussel plan

    WINNIPEG BEACH — Everyone knows fishing is best in spring, especially commercial fishers. “Every hour that passes is hundreds of dollars, thousands of dollars,” said Kris Read More »
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    Maine lobster industry braces for tough season after back-to-back legal losses

    “We recently got our license to be able to start processing small amounts on site, so that is cooking the lobster and picking out the meat Read More »

  • Sittin’ on the dock watching,,, A photo gallery of Gloucester fishing vessels posted at GoodMorningGloucester by Manuel F. Simoes 

    23 photos by Manuel F. Simoes, and an Otis Reading clip to listen to while reviewing the images. Good Morning! 08:40 Read More »

  • Louisiana: Shrimp season starts slowly in local waters

    Fall shrimp season has gotten off to a slow start in area waters, fishermen and wholesalers say. The season opened at 6 Monday morning in Louisiana’s Read More »

  • Who Fights for Fishermen?!! – Volunteer Advocate Jonathan Gonzales, Santa Barbara, California

    If you’re a California Driftnet Fisherman, You don’t have many friends. Under constant attack by Big Green, and their paid eco hitmen, they have managed to Read More »
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    Why ‘normal’ salmon don’t get as many parasites

    New research reveals the inherent ability of salmon to avoid infection through their first line of defense—behavior. In the rapidly growing fish-farming industry, parasite outbreaks cause Read More »
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    Fishing vessel aground in the Eastern Aleutians

    Four people were on board F/V Pacific Sounder when she got stuck on the western shore of Unimak Island, between Unalaska and the Alaska Peninsula, on Read More »

  • California wild salmon harvest continues to dwindle with drought

    It’s still a little too early to tell for sure, but the news on the California wild salmon front is not good. A combination of low Read More »

  • Alaska Board of Fisheries won’t meet on peninsula

    The board made the call by a 5-2 vote at the tail end of its Bristol Bay finfish meeting, also in Anchorage. Only two board members, Read More »

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