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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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Gulf of Maine Research Institute says lobster season will likely start around June 19.
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Fukushima nuclear pollution hasn’t hit B.C. shore, says researcher Jay Cullen
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A Look Into The Role Of Fisheries Observers – Today @ 12:20 PST/3:20 EST on OPB.org
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Strained Fluke Quotas, Hurricanes and Safe Harbor
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’11” X 20′ Novi Lobster Boat, John Deere 6068 Diesel
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Commercial fishing in Igushik again closed due to fuel spill from F/V Pacific Knight
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Meet One of Maine’s Youngest Lobstermen
A month after Tommy was born, his parents strapped him into a car seat and began bringing him on Seth’s lobsterboat,Irish Lady. “He’s always gone with Read More » -
Steve Spurling: 92 and still building boats
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Hurricane Ian: Shrimpers rode out the storm on boats. Now they’re left without work
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2J3KL Cod Scientific Update was recently released. Important information was not included
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Fishermen, Con Groups Appeal Nordic Aquafarms’ Environmental Report Certification
Two weeks after the Humboldt County Planning Commission certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for Nordic Aquafarms’ planned land-based fish factory on the Samoa Peninsula, the Read More » -
Bill Walker, the former director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is now a convicted felon.
Walker pleaded guilty to one court of conspiracy involving the use of federal money he controlled at the DMR. It was a brief hearing, lasting only Read More » -
The Courageous Crew of Miss Ally-Lost at Sea Fundraising Auction raises over $86,000 for the family’s of the men.
The Courageous Crew of Miss Ally-Lost at Sea Fundraising Auction has raised more than $86,000 for the families of the lost fishermen. The fundraising effort, which Read More » -
Remembering 1919, one hundred years later, the Spanish flu hit Bristol Bay, and the salmon run collapsed.
“The Spanish flu arrived to Alaska in 1918 and devastated the population.,, People thought it had run its course that winter, but when cannery ships arrived Read More » -
Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 4, 2022
Messages to the fleet – Happy July 4thto Captain Mike “Fishhead” Fourtner and the hard-working crew on the newly christened “Twin Tuition” on he first season Read More » -
Notice of fisheries closures – Fishermen told to remove gear from gulf areas to protect right whales
Fishermen have until Wednesday to get their gear out of the water in five newly closed fishing zones of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Department Read More » -
Commercial Fisherman William Van Druten, Jr. of Frisco, NC has passed away
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Public asked to report illegal fishing on Coast Guard tip line following the big bust
Days after the owner of a large-scale New Bedford fishing operation was arrested on federal charges that he has been falsifying records to conceal quota violations Read More » -
Global Lobster Market Report 2020
The recently published market intelligence report on the Global Lobster Market offers an in-depth analysis of segments and sub-segments in the regional and international Lobster market. Read More » -
Mississippi: Commercial fishing license renewal begins Tuesday
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Lawyer blasts NOAA ‘failure’ on fishing – gdt
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Inoperable weather buoys at mouth of the Columbia River stir concern
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Photo Essay: Portrait of two fishing cultures along the Kenya-Ethiopia border
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Video – Two fishermen rescued after their boat sinks off the Cork coast
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