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SEA-NL up and running as ‘distinct’ voice of owner-operators; membership sign-up has begun

June 11, 2021 Canada

For Immediate Release – The Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. >(SEA-NL)< has been formed to serve as the distinct voice of the province’s more than 3,000 licensed, commercial inshore fish harvesters — with membership signup officially starting today. “It’s high time independent owner-operators were recognized as a distinct group within the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery, with a say on all decisions that impact their enterprises,”,,, >click to read< 13:18

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Trump signs $2T coronavirus relief package to help American workers and businesses

Watermen get say on how to tackle ‘ghost pots’ in the Chesapeake Bay

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Canada ordering an additional 10 Canadian Coast Guard vessels, worth an estimated $3.3 billion

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Aquaculture debated in Delaware, booming in Maryland

Emmanuel admits Boris holds ‘fishing card’ but warns trade deal unlikely by end of this year

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Alaska – Compass: Commercial, charter fishermen target trawl fleet’s bycatch

WWF calls for suspension of commercial tuna fishing

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Grundéns and Gore-Tex® build rugged new line of fishing rain gear

U.S. International Trade Commission votes in favor of antidumping, countervailing duties on shrimp imports

Enviro group concerned about decline in capelin abundance in N.L.

Despite frustration, observation plan yields new fish data

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 83′ Steel Shrimp Freezer Trawler/Dragger, 600HP Cummins KTA-19 Diesel

Begich, Wicker, Schatz Introduce NOAA Corps Amendments Act

Chesapeake Bay blue crab population grows 35 percent; DNR predicts ‘robust’ season

Offshore Wind Opponents Sue NJDEP Over Planned Project

Rainbow coloured lobster caught by Nova Scotia fisherman

Russian head of NAFO has stepped down; country must be expelled/fish quotas transferred to Ukraine

The Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries (COGSI) has asked the U.S. government financial support of special duties to offset unfair trade advantage

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