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Lobstermen And Conservationists To Closely Watch Right Whale Court Case

June 11, 2021 National, New England

Conservationists and fishermen will be closely watching a federal court case closely over the next 12 days. “Arguably, the existence of the Massachusetts lobster fishery is at stake today,” The case is being pushed by activist Max Strahan, who wants a judge to ban Massachusetts from authorizing fisheries that use vertical ropes that can entangle and kill North Atlantic right whales. >click to read< 08:07

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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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Lobstermen And Conservationists To Closely Watch Right Whale Court Case

Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

A Fishery Management Proposal

Happy Birthday to the U.S Coast Guard – Celebrating 225 Years!

The future of fishing is innovation.

Metlakatla Indian Community suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy and senior state officials over fishing rights

Family’s fishing vessels vandalized in Gloucester

In Maine, lobster processing finally catches up – Several new plants open to fill the void that last season’s glut exposed, giving the industry more control over its product.

VIMS professor links sea star die-off to blue crab, lobster diseases – Rising sea temperature, contaminants to blame

Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price List for February 19, 2014 has arrived!

Fishing industry backs Chris Oliver for NMFS director

RCMP confims identification of the body found on Placentia Bay beach as Fisherman Isaac Kettle

The Long Haul: What Do New England’s Fisheries Mean to You? Contribute to the Survey

Fishermen say weighing system rendered catch unfit

Skipper in deep water again after Catlins sinking

Bluefin tuna sighted early in season off Outer Banks

Safe Harbor Bill Becomes Law, Ensures Legal Rights and Protection of Commercial Fishermen in Emergency Situations

Ronald Smolowitz – Marine monument plan subverts public input

West Coast fishery managers (PFMC) days away from landmark decision on forage fish

New Zealand: West Coast fishermen describe 1.45am liferaft ordeal as heavy seas pound boat after stranding

Scientist look for new marine species for commercial use

Cape Bald Packers abandons Richibucto-Village, but will rebuild in Cap-Pelé

Lobbying for lobster: N.S. pumps up markets

Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US

Listen to the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, July 18, 2016

Subsistence Boundaries Take Center Stage at Joint Board of Fisheries and Game Meeting – Video

Michigan officials weigh idea of Great Lakes fish farming

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