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This Morning – Portland Harbor Toe Job – Not every day in fishing is a good day.
photo- jj the fisherman
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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NPFMC ponders changes in the halibut catch sharing plan
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Lobster license bill hearing is scheduled with the legislature’s Marine Resources Committee Feb. 3
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Feds botched the review of Vineyard Wind, lawsuit alleges – Concern over right whales in lawsuit
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Skipjack Museum Restores Famed Captain’s City of Crisfield
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Boasts about boosting fishing quotas after Brexit have been branded “codswallop”- The fish don’t exist!
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Commercial Fisherman in mutilated crab case found not guilty
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Fund compensating Newfoundland seafood industry could resolve one of the final obstacles to CETA deal
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Thailand arrests 2 alleged brokers who sent slaves onto boats, new regulations take affect
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Alaska and B.C.’s salmon runs expected to be worst ever recorded
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FISH HARVESTERS UNION CLAIMS HEALTHY COD POPULATIONS
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Royal Greenland buying 4 more N.L. fish plants – FFAW raising red flag over corporate concentration and foreign ownership
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North Haven fisherman found dead aboard circling boat
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Happy New Year! We send our best wishes for peace and prosperity in 2021 to all!
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Provincetown fishermen sustain time-honored existence – with photo gallery
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Connecticut Port Authority obtains final permit for State Pier work
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Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US
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Lobstermen speak out against proposal to have Maine’s entire fleet report data
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The Fisheries Broadcast with Jamie Baker
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Halibut season opens; SE fleet already lands 260,000 lbs.
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The “Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment” Discussed During Congressional Oversight Hearing – audio
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Investigators followed up on a lead. Couple on hook for $1,400 bucks for selling recreational caught crab
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Beached shrimp boat removed from North Carolina’s Bird Island
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 43′ Fiberglass Novi Scalloper – 320HP, 6 Cylinder Isuzu
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In a grand experiment, Kenai setnetters try using shallower nets to protect king salmon
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Alaska Legislature confirms fish board incumbents
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