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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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The Story Behind the Rescue
The sinking of an Alaskan fishing boat last July 24 made news around the world when a video of the crew’s rescue went viral. The ship’s Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Fiberglass Lobster boat, 500HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo D9 Diesel, “like new” condition!
Specifications, information and 14 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:31 Read More » -
The first of two towering tidal power turbines to enter Bay of Fundy next month
The first of two towering turbines designed by Cape Sharp Tidal to harness the immense power of the Bay of Fundy will be installed next month Read More » -
Small Modular Reaction: Europe’s Wind & Solar Disaster Paves Way For New Nuclear Age
Europe’s energy disaster proves, beyond doubt, that wind and solar are an abject failure, leaving the way clear for nuclear power and any other power generation Read More » -
American Dynasty Update. Power failure followed by an unexpected engine restart, Driving her right into HMCS Winnipeg
A power failure followed by an unexpected engine restart aboard an American fishing trawler occurred moments before it rammed a Canadian navy frigate in Esquimalt Harbour, Read More » -
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council seeks to Reopen Papahanaumokuakea to Fishing
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its three-day meeting in Honolulu with a suite of recommendations, many of which are focused on keeping U.S. Read More » -
Aerial views of Hurricane Dorian shows absolute destruction in Bahamas
Some of the first images of the northern Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian has passed are coming in showing whole neighborhoods and even streets destroyed. First as Read More » -
Fraser River sockeye salmon fishing bonanza to start next week
The Fraser River will open next week for its first sockeye salmon run of the season, in a year that is expected to bring in millions Read More » -
Seals threaten Scottish cod stock recovery
PREDATORY seals are constraining the recovery of cod stocks in Scottish west coast waters, research by the suggests. The study found that, although fishing has now Read More » -
SOCKEYE BLITZ! Sockeyes surge into Bristol Bay fishermen’s nets
After a lackluster beginning, Bristol Bay red salmon have roared to life well past their normal timing, with a July 14 total commercial harvest of just Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week – Fiberglass 44′ 2003, Crab/Lobster Cummins, 440HP
Specifications, and information, 13 photo’s call John Moran @ 508 999 4505 Click here 11:55 Read More » -
F/V Pappy’s Pride: Unified command established for vessel collision in Galveston, Texas
A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, federal on-scene coordinator, Texas General Land Office, state on-scene coordinator, and Mr. Harry Stark, the fishing vessel Pappy’s Read More » -
Eddie Emery sends this photo from Connecticut – Black Sea bass. Devouring everything they can
Black Sea bass. Devouring everything they can. Every trap of a 10 pot trawl. Too many predators lobsters won’t go near them. All summer long everywhere Read More » -
Lobster boat sinks 11 miles off Jonesport, crew rescued by good Samaritan Bad Behavior
A lobster boat sank off the Jonesport coast in Down East Maine on Sunday. “There were two people on board the fishing vessel Overtimer. The boat Read More » -
Made in Maine: a smoked pollock dip that benefits Maine’s fishing community
A partnership between the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association and Dunstan Smokehouse is putting a sustainable and under-utilized Maine-caught fish on more dinner tables. Smoked pollock is Read More » -
USGS tests potential sites in St. Clair River for new spawning reefs
Sturgeon, officially classified as threatened in Michigan, are the dinosaurs of the Great Lakes, with their dramatic armoring and slow maturation rates, growing as long as Read More » -
Douglas “Daddy Doug” Guthrie Sr., commercial fisherman, netmaker of Harkers Island, has passed away
Douglas was born March 27, 1942, on Harkers Island to the late Irvin and Bertha Guthrie. He was an avid commercial fisherman, his favorite fishing being Read More » -
Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, August 24, 2014
“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
Fishery Disaster Assistance Soon to Be Available to Georgia Shrimpers
The Southern Shrimp Alliance is pleased to inform the Georgia shrimp industry that $1.062m in financial assistance has been made available to address the 2013 Georgia Read More » -
Bait and switch: Why this food scientist is taking lobster fishermen out for coffee
Zhuliang Tan grins broadly as he explains why he wants to meet with lobster fishermen from across Nova Scotia for conversations over coffee for science. The Read More » -
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Grossly ‘Unprofitable’, Essentially Worthless
A new report commissioned by the Norwegian government contradicts Boris Johnson’s recent claim in Parliament that offshore wind costs have fallen by 70% in a decade. It confirms that the UK’s Read More » -
A Celebration of Life: Commercial Dory Fisherman Craig Edward Wenrick has passed away
Craig Edward Wenrick was born Oct. 22, 1954 to Clyde and Corinne Wenrick in Oregon City, Ore. He married his wife Susie on September 19, 1986 Read More » -
Snow crabbing case over Latvia ends up in international court of arbitration
Peteris Pildegovics and his company North Start LTD, whose trawler was arrested by Norwegian authorities as it was crabbing around the Svalbard (Spitzbergen) archipelago, have filed a Read More » -
Champlain Seafood blames lack of lobsters for permanent closure of Meteghan, N.S., processing plant
A lobster processing plant in Meteghan, N.S., is shutting down permanently saying there are “not enough lobsters to sustain current processing capacity.” In a news release Read More » -
Commercial Fishing Assistance Offered – Hurricane Florence Commercial Fishing Assistance Program
Some North Carolina commercial fishermen can receive financial help from the Hurricane Florence Commercial Fishing Assistance Program. The state Division of Marine Fisheries was to mail Read More »
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