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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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Some 200,000 fish reported dead at Lower Elwha fish hatchery after a water pump failure.
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Boat of the Week from the Athearn Agency: 50′ Fiberglass Day Scalloper, 425 Cat, Vessel is in excellent condition throughout.
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My Turn: Banking on Alaska’s fishing future
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Montauk’s Dock to Dish Steers The East End Toward Locally Caught Seafood
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Fisheries committee proposes alternatives to help struggling fishermen
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Peterhead firm given green light for fish processing factory expansion
Northbay Pelagic has been given the green light to expand its Peterhead fish processing site that will help the firm hit new national fishing targets. Operation Read More » -
Wife says federal fishery observer on sunken boat ‘traumatized’
The wife of a federal observer who was aboard the fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Hawaii Island over the weekend said Wednesday that Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 55′ Lash Wood Stern Trawler, Detroit 12-V-71
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U.K. Fishing industry ‘on course to lose £300m post-Brexit’
Chief executive Barrie Deas said the best opportunity in years to boost the sector had been “squandered”, He said: “From reviewing these findings, the NFFO’s conclusion Read More » -
A special exhibition opened in memory of one of the founders of the Scottish Fisheries Museum
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US West Coast Albacore Tuna Fisheries Merge MSC Certificates
US – American Albacore Fishing Association (AAFA) and Western Fishboat Owners Association (WFOA) have announced the merging of their individual Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fishery certifications. Read More » -
‘It’s a rough ride’: Ice woes persist for snow crab boats in Chéticamp
Angus Lefort got a text message Sunday morning from a snow crab fisherman who was trying to leave Chéticamp Harbour. What would normally take 15 minutes Read More » -
A Unique Catch! Lobsterman Charles Rossi hauled in a blue, calico and red lobster all in one day!
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Lobsterman Shane Matthew Sykes of Warren, Maine, has passed away
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No-wake violation leads to 289 fishing violations for Delaware commercial waterman
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My Turn: Support reductions of Chinook salmon bycatch By Gary Ault and Eric Jordan
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DFO bust targets 12 year old boy for catching and selling a few smelt
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Whale hunting: ‘It is like killing an ox’
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Department of the Interior, Obama, consider sanctions over Iceland’s whaling
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Closing Ports to Stolen Fish
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CETA Relevance to NL Inshore/Coastal Communities – Winston Fiander
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