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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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Status of Stocks 2014 – Report to Congress – Overfishing and Overfished Numbers Hit All-Time Lows
As a result of the combined efforts of NOAA Fisheries NMFS, the regional fishery management councils, and all our partners, the number of stocks listed as subject Read More » -
Egan, Stedman join new Senate ‘Coastal Caucus’
JUNEAU EMPIRE – Five Alaska state senators, including Southeast Alaska Sens. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, and Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, released a joint statement Tuesday announcing the formation of Read More » -
Ray Hilborn – Environmental cost of conservation victories – Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
To establish any net environmental benefit from large ocean MPAs, we must determine what is actually “saved” and at what cost when the saving causes reduced Read More » -
NH Public Hearing: October 16, 2013, Marine Aquaculture License Amendment – Proposed Shellfish Aquaculture Operation
The proposed amendment would be for an Aquaculture License held by Michael Chambers of the University of New Hampshire and would modify an existing Marine Aquaculture Read More » -
PCFFA Reacts to News of Jeopardy Finding for Salmon, Southern Resident Killer Whales
As reported today in the LA Times, the National Marine Fisheries Service determined in an important draft biological opinion [link to the document here] that the Read More » -
Shrimp slaves are a sign of the international seafood industry which we cannot compete with
It’s been almost eight months since officials in Thailand raided a shrimp-peeling shed and freed dozens of Burmese slaves. Also last year, an investigation by The Read More » -
Peoria processing facility suggested as means to battle Asian carp
Perhaps the private sector can succeed where the government has failed. That seemed to be the theme following a summit-type meeting on Asian carp held at Read More » -
DFO says changes at St. John’s facility a result of disconcerting spring protests
Those measures are a direct result of (Richard) Gillett’s protest, which began on April 13, and an earlier protest on April 7 when a group of Read More » -
Trolling for king salmon in Sitka
The winter troll line in Sitka extends from Point Woodhouse on Biorka Island to Cape Edgecumbe, just off the volcano. The season continues from Oct. 11 Read More » -
Amid crab industry labor shortage, Maryland Rep. Harris says approval of 15,000 guest worker visas ‘imminent’
Federal immigration officials have agreed to approve 15,000 new guest worker visas for seasonal work, including in a Maryland crab industry grappling with a significant labor Read More » -
Break Up of DV North Pacific Pending
The rusting hull of the former fishing vessel North Pacific is aground near the west-end launch ramps, awaiting dismantling. Homer Council member Heath Smith asked City Read More » -
A look at the global eel trade reveals widespread fraud – In Japan, 9.6 tons of baby eels magically appeared in 2015
The glass eel trade is coming under international scrutiny. Already, cultured eels account for more than 99% of the world’s supplies. But the farming of these Read More » -
Evaluating Effectiveness of Fish Stock Rebuilding Plans In the United States by Brian J. Rothschild and Kate Kramer
Recently the National Research Council (“NRC”) published a report of a study about the effectiveness of fish stock rebuilding plans in the United States. A basic Read More » -
New wooden lobster boat launched at Billings
As lobstermen have seen higher earnings, they have been keeping Maine boatbuilders busy, ordering new and, generally, larger boats at what seems to be a record Read More » -
Cold weather, low prices hurt lucrative elver market
Baby eels, called elvers, are Maine’s second most-valuable fishery after lobsters. The volume and value of the state’s elver fishery have boomed in recent years, with Read More » -
San Diego – Tuna fishing industry monument pays homage to those who served
Calling all past and present members of the tuna industry: It’s time to honor those who served in the industry with a plaque or paver at Read More » -
Setting Her Own Course – Lobstering with Lunenburg Harvester Gail Atkinson
Gail Atkinson is one of Canada’s very few female lobster harvesters, who employs an almost entirely female crew aboard the Nellie Row. Gail Atkinson grew up on Read More » -
North Carolina’s HB 983,(anti commercial fishing bill) like so much state policy, is based on bogus science
Beaufort Observer Online – Why would any legislator, especially a conservative “small-government” Republican even consider such an idea? The answer they give is in the bill Read More » -
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum volunteers recreate Chesapeake Bay pushboat
Surrounded by wood shavings and the sound of sanding in the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum boat shop in Northumberland County, Egbert Dees and Pete Kauneckas were taking Read More » -
Thanks for All the Fish: Pollock, salmon and global warming: The tricky questions of sustainability
Editor’s note: Seattle’s $5 billion commercial fishing industry has defined and sustained this city from its founding. Earlier this week, writer Daniel Jack Chasan looked at the local Read More » -
Members wanted for federal Atlantic highly migratory species advisory panel
Currently, the board includes 12 commercial members 12 members from the field of recreation, four environmentalists, four from academia and the chairperson of the International Commission Read More » -
Crab industry, Oregon continue plans to avoid whale entanglement
New regulations for commercial Dungeness crab fishermen in Oregon aim to get boats on the water earlier in the season and reduce the amount of gear Read More » -
Bailiff of Jersey’s appeal after flats blast and trawler sinking
An appeal has been set up to provide support for those affected by two tragedies in Jersey. It comes after three people were confirmed dead with Read More » -
East Hampton Fisheries Advisory Committee Urge Study on Importance of Fisheries
Representatives of East Hampton Town’s Fisheries Advisory Committee this week again asked the town to help fund a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic importance of fisheries Read More » -
What would they say if it were commercial fishermen? – D.E.C. Officers Target Another Party Boat
On Saturday, for the second time in three weeks, State Department of Environmental Conservation officers boarded a Montauk-based party boat and charged anglers with possessing undersize Read More »
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