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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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How Britain’s tiny fishing industry became the symbol for Brexit
Just one week before the UK’s June 2016 Brexit referendum, a flotilla of 30 fishing boats made its way up the Thames towards Parliament House in Read More » -
Study: offshore renewable energy installations rough on marine life
Researchers suggest that if marine renewable energy devices (MREDs) – such as wave energy converters and wind turbines – are placed in marine environments without consideration Read More » -
Vineyard Wind, welcome to our world…
Headline – Trump admin throws wrench into offshore wind plans – The Trump administration is ordering a sweeping environmental review of the burgeoning offshore wind industry, a Read More » -
Hurricane Ida: Leaves Toxic Chemicals, Oil Spills, And Sewage Swirling In Her Wake
Days after the storm swept through the region, the environmental aftermath is emerging in a petrochemical corridor packed with hazardous-chemical plants and refineries. In some areas, the Read More » -
Fishermen Anticipate Good Stone Crab Claw Season
Gary Graves is vice president of Keys Fisheries, one of the state’s largest processors of the tasty claws. He projected season-opening, per-pound state retail prices should Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: PRICE REDUCED! 45′ Guimond Tuna/Lobster/Charter (2) Cummins 6CTA8.3L
Specifications, and information and 15 photos of the vessel, click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 14:57 Read More » -
Keating: concerned that the parameters of the (disaster aid spending) plan neglects the fishermen who need assistance most.
Despite the extensive negotiations, I remain concerned that the parameters of the plan neglects the fishermen who need assistance most.,, Further, fishermen with multiple permits may be Read More » -
Wind Turbine Development and the future of fishing? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA
Let’s start with commercial fishing perspectives on wind farms in the North Sea: Seventeen fishing vessels docked in the centre of Amsterdam, a city that built Read More » -
Maine fishery officials are shutting out commercial divers
I’ve been a commercial diver in the state of Maine for more than 23 years. In my career I’ve dove commercially for urchins, sea scallops, clams, Read More » -
Shrimpers praise new bill The Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 (H.R. 6642)
The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) has hailed the act, commending “the efforts and leadership” of Representative Charles Boustany (R-LA) for shepherding the “Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion Read More » -
Coast Guard Assists F/V Masonic, Medivac’s crewman from F/V North Sea
Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders received a relayed request for assistance from Med Call Assist at 1:57 p.m. reporting that a 23-year-old crewmember aboard the North Sea Read More » -
95 year old wooden boat – The Lady Mabel is back on the water after repairs in Charleston
One of the Charleston Marina’s oldest wooden boats, The Lady Mabel, made it back into the water on Thursday morning after spending two months undergoing repairs Read More » -
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Galveston, TX October 5 – 8, 2015 Listen Live!
The public is invited to attend the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting at the Hilton Galveston Island 5400 Seawall Boulevard Galveston, TX . Read the Committee Read More » -
Fish Factor: Alaska seafood safe
SitNews) – Alaska seafood is free of radiation stemming from Japan’s 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster. That was the take home message from the Read More » -
Dungeness crab fisherman from Half Moon Bay claims hefty fine ‘the most unfair thing’
Half Moon Bay commercial fisherman Paul Toste this week agreed to pay $17,000 in fines after state game wardens caught him fishing illegally for crabs in Read More » -
9 North Atlantic right whale calves born so far this breeding season
One month into the breeding season for North Atlantic right whales, nine calves have been born. Amy Warren, an assistant researcher at the New England Aquarium’s Read More » -
Word up! (ITS OFFICIAL) ASMFC Skuttles Another Northern Shrimp Season
Word on the street is, ASMFC will not give the guys a season again this year based on another lousy assessment. There is talk about a 25mt Read More » -
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today declared a commercial fishery failure – We know what that mean’s. Nothing!
“We understand the economic significance this historic oyster fishery has for fishermen and related businesses in the panhandle of Florida,” said Secretary Pritzker. more@wctv Read More » -
N.S. premier clarifies his government stands by Georges Bank moratorium
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his government will respect the oil and gas development moratorium for Georges Bank and he’s blaming unnamed special interest groups Read More » -
Plan for fish farm off Florida’s Gulf Coast raises environmental concerns
A Hawaiian fish farming company wants to expand into the Gulf of Mexico near Sarasota, Fla., prompting opposition from some fishing associations and environmental groups.,,, Although it’s Read More » -
Dutch Fishermen catch rare two-headed porpoise
A fishing vessel in the North Sea between the UK, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia found quite the catch last month: the first-ever documented two-headed harbor porpoise. The Read More » -
Waterfront businesses’ lawsuit against New Bedford and Port Authority dismissed
Marine Hydraulics and Nordic Fisheries sued the city in January, alleging it was breaching a 99-year lease contract and misleading the companies regarding the expansion of Read More » -
If You are counting on Federal Disaster Relief funding,,,,“The New England and West Coast delegations are very good at grabbing that money,”
“We’ll be competing with every state to get a share of that money,” Thomas P. Fote, legislative chairman of the Jersey Shore Anglers Association, said. The Read More » -
Louisbourg Seafood hopes to keep more than 1,000 crates of lobsters alive long enough to find buyer
Responding to a supply glut, lobster buyers are doing whatever they can to keep thousands of lobsters alive until prices improve. Many have dropped prices and Read More » -
Coronavirus: Irish Fishermen advised to stop fishing due to market collapse
Fishermen in the south and west of Ireland have been advised to cease fishing this weekend following what has been described as a ‘complete collapse of Read More »
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