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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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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report June 12, 2015
Tim Sands joins for a discussion on Westside counts and more on his plan to open fishing at 30,000 sockeye up the Wood River. Law enforcement Read More » -
After 39 years of NOAA/NMFS fisheries management, how are they doing? How are we doing because of their efforts?
FishNet USA/January27, 2016 Nils E. Stolpe – Back in June of 2012 I wrote After 35 years of NOAA/NMFS fisheries management, how are they doing? How Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Scalloper/Lobster/Tuna 220HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere 6068 Diesel
Specifications, information and 19 photo’s click here 12:55 To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:11 Read More » -
‘Reckless’: Richmond fishing firm fined $755K for ammonia release
A Richmond-based fishing company has been fined $755,000 related to the handling and discharge of ammonia in 2017, a Vancouver Provincial Court judge ruled July 19. Read More » -
Baker: The year that cod could not be sold at any price
In the fishery you can always tell if something is going pretty well because you don’t hear a lot about it, and that was the case Read More » -
Judge Lawrence O’Neill’s ruling opens the gates. Trinity River releases start Sunday
With additional Trinity River flows ready to be released on Sunday, the Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday with representatives of state agencies and a group Read More » -
Dateline Delaware: Leipsic’s way of life pulled from the water
LEIPSIC — Capt. Craig Pugh is a vision of the commercial crabber, dressed in a predawn hour in a red and black checked shirt, boots to his Read More » -
Support HR-200 – Chinook Salmon ‘Overfished’? Not So Fast, Say Fishermen
For fishery regulators, it is official: The Sacramento River’s fall-run Chinook salmon are “overfished.”,,, “Are you kidding me? They aren’t overfished!” exclaimed Half Moon Bay commercial fisher Read More » -
New South Wales: King Prawn prices drop as fishermen haul in record catches off Coffs Coast
Fishermen off the Coffs Coast in northern New South Wales are reporting record catches of the iconic eastern king prawn. The Coffs Harbour Fishermen’s Co-operative’s seafood Read More » -
Charter boat captain arrested, accused of getting drunk, firing handgun, refusing to return passengers to shore
A charter boat captain was arrested on Sunday, accused of getting intoxicated on his boat, firing a handgun and refusing to return his passengers to shore. Read More » -
UPDATED!!! – Winter Lobsters Could Bolster Fishery During Shrimp Shutdown
Fishermen and seafood dealers say a shutdown of the Maine shrimp season is keeping many lobstermen at sea deeper into the winter than typical – a Read More » -
Scallop Drag and Dive License Lotteries Winners Announced
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has announced the individuals whose names were drawn in the 2019 scallop drag and scallop dive license lotteries. For the Read More » -
‘We’re quite happy’ P.E.I. fall lobster fishery has ‘higher demand than we’ve ever seen before,’
Fall lobster fishing in western P.E.I. seems to be off to a good start amid talk demand could be as high as it’s ever been in Read More » -
Letter: Competing with NOAA’s smoke and mirrors – Paul Cohan, Captain, F/V Sasquatch, Gloucester
Time and NOAA have much in common. You can’t speed either of them up, nor slow them down, and stopping either of them is right out Read More » -
‘In shock’: Coronavirus sidelines Southeast Alaska dive fishermen
The coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 has infected more than 60,000 people, mostly in China. Though there haven’t been any confirmed cases in Alaska yet, Read More » -
Lobstermen welcome reprieve on new federal fishing rules but wonder what comes next
The last-minute rider on the federal budget is an unexpected gift to lobstermen and the fishing industry, the kind that can’t be wrapped with a bow Read More » -
Joe’s Lobster Mart Re-Opening Is A Travesty Of Justice – Real Cape Hippie
Joe’s Lobster Mart, the beleaguered fish market on the shores of the Cape Cod Canal, is reopening under new ownership. Scott Thayer, the long-time general manager Read More » -
Northeast Fisheries Science Center director steers a new course
It was last Halloween when Jon Hare took over as Science and Research Director for NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole. He was aware Read More » -
This blueberry-cured red salmon captures the best of Alaska’s wild bounty
When I first mentioned to some Alaska friends that I was heading to Cordova for the first time, the oohs and ahhs were unanimous. “It’s a Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update August 3, 2015
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 08:14 Read More » -
Port Saunders fisherman Conway Caines says survey discriminated against him because of his job
Port Saunders fisherman Conway Caines claims he was denied the opportunity to voice his opinion in a survey because of his occupation. Caines reached out to Read More » -
Pot/Trap Fisheries Regulations to Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales Announced
NOAA Fisheries and our partners are dedicated to conserving and rebuilding the North Atlantic right whale population, which is endangered, declining, and experiencing an ongoing Unusual Mortality Event. Entanglement in Read More » -
‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help you’
The Working Waterfront Festival takes place this weekend and features the traditional Blessing of the Fleet, to be held Sunday afternoon on the State Pier. This Read More » -
CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION: Saving Seafood is “rather discomposed” Really?!!!
The Conservation Law Foundation’s Sean Cosgrove responds to our analysis of their criticism of NEFMC Council Member Laura Ramsden and their arguments on proposed changes to Read More » -
Opposition expressed to salmon fish farm proposal for St. Mary’s Bay
There were packed rooms in Digby for two open houses on Jan. 15 held by salmon fish-farming company Cermaq, that has operated on the west coast Read More »
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