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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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For Alaska’s prized king salmon, the good-old days morph into not-so-hot present
CHITINA — A cheer went up along the Copper River Monday as a dipnetter struggling in the churning, brown waist-deep water finally dragged ashore what is becoming an increasingly precious catch Read More » -
**PHOTO AVAILABLE**Two rescued by Coast Guard after drifting for eight days at sea
Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a report of a capsized vessel with two people sitting on the hull in the vicinity of Riviera Beach Saturday afternoon. Watchstanders quickly Read More » -
Fishing Industry Cautious After Examining Norway – EU Deal
The IFPO and IFPEA has welcomed Norway’s exclusion from the Irish Box but says Ireland still lacks an equitable arrangement. “Norway have been allocated an extra Read More » -
Matt Ridley: Blue Planet II Was Superb, Save A Few Fishy Facts
Nothing that Hollywood sci-fi screenwriters dream up for outer space begins to rival the beauty and ingenuity of life under water right here. Blue Planet II Read More » -
Nor’easter may spawn 45-foot-plus waves
Ocean Models Showing Development of Large Atlantic Gale, NOAA weather models are beginning to resolve a storm system expected to develop off the coast of New Read More » -
New Bedford Man Shares Experience on Cruise Ship Struck By Fishing Vessel
The U.S. Coast Guard determined that the New Bedford-based F/V Gabby G, a 92-foot fishing boat, slammed into the midsection of the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship 41 Read More » -
Invader green crabs from Europe threaten havoc in Puget Sound
Emily Grason and Sean McDonald trudge through the mud of San Juan Island’s Westcott Bay on the hunt for something they hope not to find: A 3-inch Read More » -
F/V Jamie K safely removed from the water
The Jamie K, the commercial fishing vessel that ran aground off of Cape Blanco on July 21, has been removed from the water with help from Read More » -
Bodies confirmed as missing fishermen of the Fishing Vessel Jubilee
The three bodies pulled from a Canterbury shipwreck have been confirmed as the missing fishermen from FV Jubilee. Canterbury police search and rescuers said the men Read More » -
Report: Record tuna catch in 2012
MAJURO, Marshall Islands — Tuna catches in the western Pacific hit record levels in 2012 and coincided with record global market prices that bumped the value Read More » -
Busy readying boats at Digby wharf
LFA 35 lobster season opens Wednesday in upper Bay of Fundy Area lobster fishermen are busy at Digby’s wharf today, loading traps in preparation for the Read More » -
Govt to review Chinese shrimp imports-Shrimp farmers are preparing for conflict with the U.S.
Govt to review Chinese shrimp imports Read more Shrimp farmers are preparing for conflict with the U.S. Read more Seafood industry to fight US shrimpers’ countervailing Read More » -
EMF (Electromagnetic Field) Effects and the Precautionary Principle – Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA
The following is taken from an OSPAR Commission (https://www.ospar.org/) report from 2008. It clearly shows that at the time when interest in offshore wind turbines was Read More » -
NOAA: New Opportunity Proposed for Groundfish Fishermen to Target Redfish
November 7, 2012 — NOAA Fisheries is proposing a new measure to allow members of the groundfish industry to use smaller mesh sizes in their fishing Read More » -
The Scallop War: No Deal! UK and French fishermen fail to agree
British and French fishermen have failed to finalise a deal to end the “scallop wars” over fishing in the Channel, according to the French camp, despite Read More » -
Cape Cod: Oyster thief gets jail time
A West Yarmouth man was sentenced Friday to two years in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility for poaching thousands of oysters from beds in Dennis and Read More » -
Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative Brings New Shell Lobster from Trap to Table in Chicago
he Maine Lobster industry is well into the 2018 peak season, when lobsters shed their shells and a brand new, softer shell emerges. The result is Read More » -
State lawsuit claims federal government owes Alaska $700 billion for quashing Pebble mine
The federal government owes Alaska more than $700 billion in compensation for the 2023 Environmental Protection Agency action that blocked development of the massive and controversial Read More » -
Electronic fish data monitoring considered – Presentation at SAFMC Meeting
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is weighing the pros and cons of transitioning to an electronic monitoring system for federally managed fisheries, according to a Read More » -
Fisheries Minister Rejects Opposition’s Approach to Processing Controversy, Hints at ‘Significant’ Regulatory Changes
Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Bryne is hinting that some “significant changes” could be coming in relation to fish processors who run afoul of the regulatory process. Read More » -
US and Canadian Lobster exporters looking to EU customers for help in averting Swedish proposed ban
The American and Canadian lobster industries are looking to countries like Spain, Italy and France to help scuttle the Swedish proposal to label lobster ‘invasive.’ “Our Read More » -
Louisiana Shrimpers face crisis as cheap imports threaten $1.3 billion industry
Louisiana’s shrimp industry, an essential part of the state’s economy and cultural identity, is under serious threat. A flood of cheap imported shrimp is driving prices Read More » -
Legislature eyeing another layer of fishing enforcement – would allow NOAA OLE in North Carolina waters.
The state House and Gov. Pat McCrory want to enter a “joint enforcement agreement” with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and task the North Carolina Read More » -
CT man allegedly flees from police in stolen vehicle loaded with lobster traps
A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after attempting to flee from police in a stolen vehicle loaded with lobster traps on Wednesday in New London, Read More » -
5-Year Crab Fishing Ban Lifted in Kamchatka
During the years of the ban the population of crab in Kamchatka region had grown from 38 million to 151 million, despite illegal fishing that brought poachers an estimated $500 million in revenue every year. Read More »
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