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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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Feds say “damn the whales” in the Gulf of Maine
Biden’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to build a huge amount of floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine. As required by law, Read More » -
New Bedford Fishermen’s Pension Fund can’t tread water – That’s just wrong.
Everyone knows by now that the federal government has clamped down on fishing for all the reasons I don’t need to get into here. So that Read More » -
Sonar revealing more river herring in Choptank River than expected
Scientists have a powerful new tool to help them “see” fish in the Chesapeake Bay’s murky tributaries, and it’s yielding some surprisingly good news about two Read More » -
Klamath Flows Dropped Without Endangered Species Agency Approval by Hoopa Valley Tribe
Fish supporters say science is being compromised, salmon run will suffer – Klamath Falls, Oregon –Just days before the Pacific Fisheries Management Council announced the Klamath River Read More » -
Editorial: Sea change
You might see it at Prosser’s Rock, or in Ochre Pit Cove, or Twillingate. You might see at any one of scores of small ports and Read More » -
Marine Monument Case Aligns Trump, Conservationists
Cautiously aligned with the government in support of America’s first marine monument, environmentalists urged a federal judge Monday to sink a challenge by fishing groups. Designated Read More » -
The Donald Marshall decision and Digby’s lobster wars
A debate over illegal fishing has reached a boiling point in southwest Nova Scotia. Amidst accusations from non-Indigenous fishers about black market lobster sales, the Assembly Read More » -
McDonald’s getting their feet wet. The Dented Bucket
McDonald’s will be launching, late this year, their $1 Fish McBites. I’m guessing the fish is U.S. caught Alaskan pollock. This is the opposite of buy Read More » -
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission to decide on nursery status for Pamlico
A decades-long battle between user groups of North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound reaches another level Thursday, when the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission considers secondary nursery status Read More » -
New chairman at the helm of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission: commercial fisherman Sammy Corbett
The N.C. Fisheries Association, a nonprofit that supports the state’s seafood industry, is pleased with Mr. Corbett’s appointment. NCFA Executive Director Jerry Schill said Monday he Read More » -
OUT TO CATCH THE LAST FISH? Fisheries “expert’s” anti-fisherman rhetoric gets taken to task!
“…most fishermen always want to catch more fish, regardless of how many there are.” This quote from the fisheries “expert” in the article, Warming waters spark Read More » -
Why are whales dying in the Gulf of St. Lawrence? What it means for fisheries and the future
It was about four years ago when the sightings first began. In the beginning, just a few fishermen reported seeing large black whales in the Gulf Read More » -
Today, Katsheshuk Fisheries pleaded guilty to two OHS breaches, including failure to provide necessary safety training.
Katsheshuk Fisheries is looking at a hefty fine after a fatal accident aboard the Katsheshuk II. The shrimp boat was enroute to Bay Roberts from the Read More » -
Fishermen’s frustration grows as reality of protecting whales sinks in
The president of the Maritime Fishermen’s Union says there is “increasing frustration” among his members after a new temporary closure of an area east of Miscou Read More » -
Seafood industry, trade minister bullish on CETA fallout
The recently signed free trade deal between Canada and the European Union should boost seafood exports and create more jobs in fishing communities, according to Trade Read More » -
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in Anchorage October 3rd – 11th, 2016
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet the week of October 3, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The AGENDA Read More » -
The Swordfishing tradition – Dangers of catching the ‘big fish’ off Cape Breton
The earliest report of a Canadian commercial swordfish industry was in 1903 in the Department of Marine and Fisheries annual report, but the Mi’kmaq fished swordfish Read More » -
Anticipating the winds of change: A baseline assessment of Northeastern US continental shelf surficial substrates
The introduction of thousands of wind turbines along the North American Atlantic continental shelf over the next decade will constitute the largest regional change in marine Read More » -
New Herring Regulations Proposed — Public Comments Accepted through July 18
Proposed Rule; Request for Comments; Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan link here Read More » -
Fishing vessel aground off coast of Cape Elizabeth
A fishing vessel ran aground early Saturday morning, just as a powerful storm system was arriving in Maine. A mayday call was issued shortly after midnight, Read More » -
Not Guilty – Judge clears Whitby skipper of sinking boat in harbour
A Whitby skipper accused of sinking a boat in the harbour has spoken of his collapse with tears of relief after the case was dropped. A Read More » -
N.H. fishermen wait for allotment of federal fish disaster funds
SEABROOK — Officials at Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative are pleased about the nearly $33 million in fishery disaster relief funds allocated to those in the Northeast who Read More » -
The Reason Crabbers Worried Deadliest Catch Might Destroy Their Livelihoods
Considering the fact that most of the captains we meet in “Deadliest Catch” have enjoyed an immense amount of success due to the series’ popularity, it Read More » -
Toxic smoke, heavy flames swallow up fishing vessel in Grand Bank
They did everything they could, but firefighters in Grand Bank couldn’t keep the Marcel Angie II above water on Tuesday. The fire started on board the Read More » -
‘We need help’: January storms leaves Washington County businesses in dire straits
Barry Hutchins of Steuben is just one of many lobstermen in Maine who are reeling from the January storms. He’s been fishing since 1956, but he Read More »
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