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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for 3/27/2023
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High-tech data will help guide fishing nets in South Jersey
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Ottawa commits $100 million toward cleaning up toxic mess at Boat Harbour
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The Flame Get’s Higher – Sovereignty battle brewing over elver eel dispute between Passamaquoddy, Maine state government
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North Carolina: Local shrimpers still competing with the flood of imported shrimp
Shrimp is the second largest commercial fishery in North Carolina, bested only by blue crabs in pounds landed and dockside value. But unfortunately, within the last Read More » -
Critics rip feds’ “half-baked” plan to save California salmon
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Newfoundland fisherman drowns after falling from boat
The Mounties say officers were called to the Bonavista area on Saturday after reports that a man had fallen from a boat while fishing for cod. Read More » -
Lake Erie’s multi-species commercial fishery has entered MSC assessment.
LAKE Erie’s multi-species commercial fishery has entered MSC assessment. If certified, this fishery will provide a significant volume of lake fish to markets in North America Read More » -
Letter To The Editor :An uphill challenge for commercial fishermen – Alison Tomlinson Willis, Harkers Island, N.C.
Carteret County News-Times – My name is Alison Tomlinson Willis. I am originally from Raleigh. I now live in Harkers Island, but until a few years ago, Read More » -
Fish and Game announces Pacific cod openings
Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced yesterday that the state waters Pacific cod pot fishery in Chignik Area and South Alaska Peninsula Area will open Read More » -
Reminder – NEFMC, Notice of Public Hearings for Habitat Amendment 2
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Pacific states say tuna talks making slow progress
Pacific island states expressed frustration Wednesday at a lack of progress in talks aimed at protecting the region’s valuable tuna resources, accusing powerful faraway fishing nations Read More » -
With ice melting, U.S. pushes for limits on fishing in Arctic Ocean
SEATTLE — U.S. officials are heading to Greenland for a three-day meeting to persuade other Arctic nations to place a moratorium on high-seas fishing in the Read More » -
Our Pain, Their Gain – Cod quota raised in Iceland for the upcoming fishing year (it will be imported here, keeping prices low at the dock)
The Marine Research Institute (MRI) recommends a 20,000-tonne increase in the cod quota for the upcoming fishing year. This was reported by the MRI in its Read More » -
The IPHC Still in need of F/V’s for Expanded Halibut Survey’s
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‘Freaked out’: Big money industry crippling salmon population in Alaska, natives say
There is no more salmon. That’s what native Alaskan Ricko DeWilde is most concerned with these days. Once flowing with abundance, native tribes have been sounding Read More » -
Skipper of grounded fishing trawler hasn’t been heard from in months
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Smeltdown: Small fish continues Great Lakes vanishing act
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The Invisible Underwater Messaging System in Blue Crab Urine
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N.H. Lobster fisherman credited with saving 3 people, 2 dogs from burning yacht near New Castle
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Eastern Cape Breton lobster season looking good despite rough start
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Hawaii Lawmakers To Obama: Don’t Grow Marine Monument
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California Fishermen snag Twelve foot clubhook squid – That’s a lotta Calamari!
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, Aug 2, 2015
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