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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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Alaska trollers will feel pain and unnecessary hardship from ruling on orca lawsuit
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Quiksling proves its worth
The Quiksling retrieval device developed by George West proved its worth last summer when one of the crew of Scottish trawler Sparkling Star was caught in the gear when Read More » -
Coronavirus: Maryland seafood industry affected by outbreak
“Right now, the climate in the seafood business is absolutely horrific ever since the announcements that eat-in restaurants were shut down. We really took it on Read More » -
Watch Live – Oversight Hearing on data collection issues in relation to the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act – Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:30AM
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs oversight hearing on data collection issues in relation to the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Read More » -
NMFS: Closure of Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area for Limited Access General Category Fleet
Effective at 0001 on July 4, we are closing the Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area to the Limited Access General Category (LACG) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) scallop fleet. Read More » -
28 quotes, facts and graphs from the new UN global use of shark products report
The United Nations Food and Agriculture organization just released “fisheries and agriculture technical paper number 590, the state of the global market for shark products” Coauthored Read More » -
Dive fishermen and sea otters face complex competition – “They’re totally eating us out of house and home.”
What many Americans consider to be a cute, back-floating mammal is a pest, even a thief, to some Southeast Alaskan fishermen. Humans and sea otters enjoy Read More » -
Update: Coast Guard suspends search for missing Haines fisherman F/V Darlin’ Michelle
A Jayhawk helicopter and C-130 from Air Station Sitka were dispatched to the scene. A Wings of Alaska plane on a scheduled flight from Haines to Read More » -
Nova Scotia judge rejects $170K compensation claim over seized lobster
The owner of a lobster pound has failed in his bid to be compensated for lobster that were seized by fisheries officers and dumped back into Read More » -
BOURNE: Lobstermen seek help in protecting right whales, Testimony cites burden on local industry.
Commercial lobstermen urged federal regulators Wednesday to take Canada to task for its failure to protect North Atlantic right whales and to remember that local lobstermen Read More » -
Some Alaskan Trout Use Flexible Guts for the Ultimate Binge Diet
Organs such as the stomach and intestines in the Dolly Varden doubled to quadrupled in size when eggs from spawning sockeye salmon became available each August, Read More » -
Rhode Island Seeks to Join Mid-Atlantic Council, but Politics are in Play
The Ocean State has no voice in governance, despite being a major player in those waters. A Case of Political Failure? Richard L. Fuka, president of Read More » -
Maine brothers charged with poaching NH eels – caught netting baby eels in the Hampton Falls River and ran from police.
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Fish and Game officers have two brothers from Maine in custody and two buckets of baby eels as evidence of what Read More » -
NMFS Accepts Two Petitions to List Porbeagle Sharks under the Endangered Species Act
Today, we announce that we have made a positive 90-day finding on two petitions (Wild Earth Guardians, and Humane Society US) submitted to us to consider listing porbeagle sharks (Lamna Read More » -
Held Without Bail: Drunk Skipper arrested/charged after playing “bumper boats” and slamming into a dock
At about noon on Labor Day, a man driving a 43-foot commercial fishing vessel played “bumper boats” in Aurora harbor before he slammed into a dock Read More » -
Unalaskans Question Funding for Arctic Research – are we going to be reassured that our existing science in the Bering Sea and the North Pacific is going to be there for the future?
Right now, the studies are coming out of two different pots: NOAA covers fishery surveys in the Bering Sea. They couldn’t afford to do the Arctic Read More » -
Five shrimp fishermen rescued off Isla Mujeres
A crew of five local shrimp fishermen were plucked from the sea Monday after their boat began to sink. The Secretary of the Navy of Mexico Read More » -
The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong – Wharf troubles in St. Mary’s Bay, and How to kill a seal humanely
The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong – Today on the show, environmental groups try to shutdown the lobster fishery. – What factors are involved for Fishermen before deciding Read More » -
Bristol Bay total salmon catch #1 in 20 years, Value tops $156m
From Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game September 9, 2016 The following is an overview of the 2016 Bristol Bay commercial salmon season. All data are Read More » -
Lobster traps washed up on Great Bores Head, Hampton, NH, Finder would like to get them back to the owners
We just got this email, and If you’re missing some gear, you could check with Bev Hollingworth. AT OUR HOUSE ON GREAT BOARS HEAD “BARNACLE” WE Read More » -
Michael Peele: A family fishing tradition lives on
Michael Peele is the quintessential Outer Banks fisherman — resolute, generous, hard-working and deeply connected to his heritage. Peele lives in Hatteras village on land owned Read More » -
Facing Dismal Salmon Population Forecast, Fishermen’s Groups Call for Immediate Closure of Season, Request Disaster Assistance
Facing some of the worst salmon fishery numbers in California’s recorded history, a coalition of sport and commercial fishermen’s groups is calling on state regulators to Read More » -
Create a culture of safety, not tragedy, in fishing industry – Stewart Franck, Executive Director of the Fisheries Association of Nova Scotia.
Last year on May 9, we marked with great sadness the 20th anniversary of the Westray Mine disaster. On that day back in 1992, 26 men Read More » -
Icicle Calls It Quits in Adak – cites regulatory uncertainty as the deciding factor
KUCB – Unalaska – Just two years after reopening, the seafood processing plant in Adak is shutting down. Icicle Seafoods didn’t return calls for comment, but in a press Read More » -
Sen. Wicker goes fishing for information – how the DMR will handle almost $11 million in federal money
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker went on a fishing expedition Wednesday afternoon, and it wasn’t just to catch blue crabs and shrimp. It was to fish for Read More »
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