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Nokomis Fishing Capt. Eddie Toomer is the second American to receive the Gladding Memorial Award for sustainable fishing.

November 20, 2013 Gulf of Mexico

Toomer, 68, a fourth-generation commercial fisherman, recently became only the second American to receive the Gladding Memorial Award for sustainable fishing. The annual award, started by The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute in 2004, recognizes fishermen who work to preserve marine life. more@heraldtribune 14:59

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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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Nokomis Fishing Capt. Eddie Toomer is the second American to receive the Gladding Memorial Award for sustainable fishing.

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

Gloomy in Looe as fishermen reflect on Labour coup

Marine Safety: Man-Overboard Device for Immediate Alert and Fast Response

Tragedy as Blackburn Rovers war efforts ended in minefield

DeFazio-Huffman-Herrera Beutler Amendment Saves West Coast Fishermen $2.4 million

Wanted: captain for 172-year-old whaleship Charles W. Morgan

These guys are hot! Fishermen who rescued lost paddleboarders, rescue a man in Galway

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife – Public meeting on salmon forecast kicks off season-setting process

In Chesapeake Bay’s changing ecosystem, blue crab is king (and moving north)

Taxpayers foot bill to retrieve sunken tires from failed offshore environmental project

North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 17, 2018

Our Lobsterman Toby Burnham Catches A Rare Blue Lobster! Of course, The world is going crazy!

Research reveals bottom feeding techniques of tagged humpback whales in Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary

A strong seal products industry is good for Canada: Senator Manning

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Solid Fiberglass Bruno Lobster/Gillnetter/Tuna

A group of herring fishermen may put a hook in the Biden Administration’s power

Southeast Alaska and Washington Tribes, First Nations in British Columbia declare salmon emergency

Man vs. mammal, commercial herring fisherman films sea lion feeding frenzy

Price, and not crab, on the table: Buyers, commercial fishermen discussing rates

Fishermen take case against paying for monitors to SCOTUS

Regional council says it won’t tighten fishing regulations in Bristol Bay red king crab savings area

Coast Guard searching for man last seen aboard a fishing boat near St. Matthew Island, Alaska

U.S. Labor Department: Two Gloucester Fish companies on hook for not paying overtime

Making a living on the high seas

European Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2015

Work on grounded fishing vessel continues after halting due to bad weather

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