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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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Seafood Day 2023 to celebrate Bay State’s fishing industry
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The hungry critter’s first dish was mussels. Then scallops. Now it’s soft-shell clams. Voracious Invasive Crab Threatening Maine’s Shellfish Industry
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Blessing of the Nets – Ceremony at Port Dover Harbour Museum honours commercial fishermen
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Great Yarmouth fisherman swaps shrimp for offshore wind
From inshore shrimper to head skipper on offshore wind crew transfer vessels, Wally Saunders turned generations of his family’s love and living from the sea to Read More » -
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Optimism heading into the 2017 lobster season off southwestern Nova Scotia – Search and Rescue is Ready!
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State of Alaska fishery spending analyzed
Most of the benefit from the commercial fishing industry goes to local government, while the state overspends itself, according to a new analysis. A study conducted Read More » -
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Recommends First-Ever Cap on River Herring and Shad Catch
Last week the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved a 236 metric ton (MT) cap on incidental catch of river herring and shad in the U.S. Atlantic Read More » -
Daring Rescue Off the Coast Of Maine Earns Rescue Swimmer Bravery Award
The night of November 14th, 2018 was stormy off the coast of Maine. Along the coast people battened down the hatches, curled up on the couch Read More » -
How sustainable seafood can harm coastal communities
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Halibut opens and herring’s up next. More after this –
Alaska longliners are ready to steam out of town for the Saturday start of the Pacific halibut fishery. Alaska’s catch of roughly 19 million pounds is Read More » -
Research detects antibiotics traces in commercial seafood
Two scientists have carried out a new study to examine the persistence of antibiotics in seafood raised by aquaculture and have found traces of five of Read More » -
Cod quota pilot project extended
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is announcing an extension to the pilot project for the 2013 season that introduced measures to promote greater utilization. continued@thepacket Read More » -
Scotland: Fishermen stunned after catching monster 7ft halibut
Lewis Thompson, 30, and his crew pulled the huge fish onto their trawler boat from Scottish waters in the North Atlantic Ocean over the weekend. Weighing Read More » -
Columbia River fisheries: Expect declines in hatchery production, Kent Martin, Skamokawa
I was interested to see the pictures of beach seining in last week’s Eagle. I was troubled, however, by the third caption which read, “Fishery managers Read More » -
Noise from seismic air guns could be skirmish before war over East Coast offshore drilling – pile-driving for windmill construction will be louder than air guns
Oil and geophysical companies say this is an ill-disguised attempt to prevent all drilling in the huge area President Obama opened to exploration in 2010, and Read More » -
Coastal Fisheries Reform Group wants ‘otter trawl’ shrimping equipment banned
The Coastal Fisheries Reform Group has presented the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission with a position paper asking for the removal of otter trawls – widely used Read More » -
Southern Ocean Longliner Follows Successful Formula
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Partnerships for Fisheries Innovation, Growth, and Change: An Update on Travels to New England, Collaboration with the Community Fisheries Network & Other Inspiring Fisheries Organizations
A team from AMCC along with other Alaskan fishing friends embarked on an amazing voyage to Maine and Boston in early March. I accompanied the “Kodiak Read More » -
More Atlantic salmon coming to Puget Sound despite objections
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Letter of the Day: Respect the vote and let open LFA 24 on May 6
I am here to talk about our concerns about the delay in our lobster fishery to May 15th. We the fishers of Lobster Area 24 voted Read More » -
Annual ‘Bay Barometer’ shows improvement in the Chesapeake
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Beaufort County residents step in to raise money for damaged F/V Gracie Belle
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The Bike Stop Cafe – Fundraiser for Local Fisherman in Narragansett, RI October 28th from 12-6pm
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