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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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The Bottom Line: Embracing Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 36′ Wayne Beal Lobster Boat, 675HP, Scania D1-13 086M Diesel, Video
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Jimmy Buchan: energy costs will drive fish processors out of business
Mr Buchan has sent a letter to the two candidates vying to become Prime Minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, ahead of their campaigning visits to Read More » -
F/V Villa de Pitanxo: Repatriation of dead sailors stalled after bodies test positive for COVID-19
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’x16′ Novi Dragger/Scalloper, Cummins 855 Diesel
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Japanese Fishermen Painted as ‘Sadists’ in Oscar-Winner “The Cove”
A group of Japanese fishermen have broken their silence over a controversial annual dolphin kill that was the focus of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove”. “In Read More » -
Safe Harbor Bill Becomes Law, Ensures Legal Rights and Protection of Commercial Fishermen in Emergency Situations
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and Senator Ken LaValle today announced that Governor Cuomo signed their Safe Harbor Law on August 21. The bill provides commercial Read More » -
Provincial fees could hurt Port Saunders fisherman’s business
Eugene Caines, a commercial fisherman from Port Saunders, hopes to continue operating a cod grow-out site. However, fees being imposed by the province, may shut him Read More » -
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Guimond Tuna/Lobster/Charter, Twin Cummins Diesels
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“We need people behind us to fight this thing,” Wellfleet Shellfishermen Organize to Defeat Cutler Bill
Ginny Parker, president of the recently formed Wellfleet Shellfishermen’s Association (WSA), said the bill, H.746, proposed by state Rep. Josh Cutler of the Sixth Plymouth District, Read More » -
California Marine Life Protection Act: The ultimate bait and switch
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Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and City Council Decry ‘Fish Stealing’
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Letter: Fishermen need federal help
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Fresh halibut hits Dillingham harbor fetching $7 dollars a pound
F/V Eagle II skipper William Johnson arrived in Dillingham on May 25 with 25 halibut weighing between 12 and 75 pounds. Among the happy customers was Read More » -
‘Wicked Tuna’ captain honors fallen firefighter
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Gulf of St. Lawrence oil and gas plans draw opposition
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Newport Port Commission Chairwoman resigns – fishermen dare commission to raise moorage/equipment rates
There was no explanation or any details about Patricia Patrick-Joling’s resignation or in Commissioner Jeff Lackey’s self-removal as Commission Vice-President. Ms. Patrick-Joling was not immediately available Read More » -
The Mercury-Laden Fish Floated for School Lunches – Dogfish
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Sweden is not backing down on ‘invasive species’ ban of Canada-U.S. lobster
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