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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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Licence fee reduction among government’s lobster support
The state government is set to provide relief to the state’s commercial rock lobster industry including a 50 per cent reduction in licence fees and an Read More » -
June 2-10, 2014 North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting, Nome, Alaska – Listen Live!
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold the 218th Plenary Session June 2-10, 2014, in Nome, Alaska at the Mini Convention Center, 409 River Street, Nome, AK. The AGENDA, Read More » -
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Annapolis, MD Dec.10 thru 13, 2018
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s meeting to be held Dec.10 thru 13, 2018 at the Westin Annapolis, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, Read More » -
‘15 minutes out mama’: The tragic story of Port Dover fisherman Michael Smith who drowned in Lake Erie
Frigid water shushing against the hull, spray peppering windows, as the fish tug bores through Lake Erie, clouds breaking to reveal the pale, fleeting blue of Read More » -
GDT Editorial: Warren right to note need for fishing aid beyond ‘loans’
While our federal lawmakers join the push for offering federal Small Business Administrations loans to Gloucester’s and other fishermen (see news story, Page 1), it’s encouraging Read More » -
Macaluso: Will new Congress take stance?
Unless and until Congress changes the Magnuson-Stevens Fish Conservation and Management Act, the federal mandate with a long name, Gulf of Mexico recreational fishermen will continue Read More » -
Christie rebukes Trump Administration over Atlantic offshore drilling plan
The Christie administration Wednesday issued a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bid to open Atlantic Ocean waters to offshore drilling. In formal comments filed with the Read More » -
CARES Act : Maine’s cut of $300 million in federal seafood industry funding is nation’s fifth-highest.
Maine is in line to get $20 million to help its battered seafood industry weather the COVID-19 storm. The award, announced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Susan Read More » -
Coast Guard: Deadly F/V Lady Mary sinking in 2009 the result of open hatch and unstable boat
A number of modifications over the years had gradually made the North Carolina-based vessel less safe, according to the report. In addition, a decision to open Read More » -
Reidar’s Manufacturing recieves loan through the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation
Two local businesses, the Inn on Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett and Reidar’s Manufacturing in New Bedford, are the latest recipients of loans through the South Eastern Read More » -
Coast Guard assists fishing vessel taking on water near Kodiak, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lowers a dewatering pump to a fishing vessel 60 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 2, Read More » -
Cause of Action Institute will be at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston. Share your story with us!
Have you been negatively impacted by the government regulations that plague the commercial fishing industry? Share your story with us! From March 17th – 19th, Cause Read More » -
An Update on the Caledonian Family Relief Fund.
On December 17th we posted There appears to be a problem with the Caledonian Tragedy Family Relief Fund. We said inquiry’s would be made, and we Read More » -
Wahle named director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine
University of Maine marine sciences research professor Richard Wahle has been named director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Robert Read More » -
Event filled Summit for commercial fishermen set for Tuesday at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner
Louisiana’s annual fisheries summit, designed to acquaint commercial fishers and others in the seafood business with new technologies and marketing techniques, is scheduled to open Tuesday Read More » -
Cape Sharp Tidal installs first of two 2MW turbines in Minas Passage
Several months after receiving approval from Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment to deploy two 16-metre, 1,000 tonne turbines in the Bay of Fundy’s Minas Passage, Cape Read More » -
Ship with history of safety, pollution violations moored indefinitely in Tacoma
A 77-year-old fishing ship with a reputation of pollution and safety violations has been docked on the Foss Waterway in Tacoma since August after smashing into Read More » -
Letter: We must work together to preserve fishery, industry – Richard Beal, Gloucester
When I started fishing, everywhere you went you could see boats. They were of all types and sizes, domestic and foreign. There were no regulations. The Read More » -
Two new vessels launched for Sea Trial by boat builder Parkol Marine Engineering
Twin rig trawler Reliance III was launched in Whitby Harbour, with the 80 strong team watching. The 200-ton vessel is destined for Banffshire where she will Read More » -
Newport, Block Island preservation groups sue to stop offshore wind farms
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, two separate appeals against the approvals were also filed by the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation, based Read More » -
A “heavy mental impact” – Tasmania’s rock lobster industry suffers in trade war
Beijing cancelled the China Australia strategic economic dialogue this week, effectively ending trade relations between the two countries. For Tasmania’s rock lobster fishers this trade war Read More » -
Think you’ve seen it all? Trudeau government proposes opening St. Lawrence marine protected area to oil exploration
The Liberal government is proposing to allow oil and gas exploration in a new marine protected area that it plans to establish where the Gulf of Read More » -
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Strategy to Reintroduce Sea Otters is Flawed
The USFWS study fails to estimate costs to taxpayers; impacts to key local fisheries such as Dungeness crab and sea urchin; neglects to fully examine the Read More » -
Video – Fishermen upset after West Coast sardine season halted
Sal Mineo casts his nets four to five hours out from Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf. But the commercial season has been declared over, two months early this Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72.1′ Steel Stern Trawler,1975, Dragger Steel, CAT, Permits
Specifications, more photos, and information Click here 11:08 Read More »
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