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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 28, 2016
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FISH-NL: Paper names and paper numbers; FFAW-Unifor’s dues-paying list more smoke and mirrors
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the FFAW-Unifor is playing its usual smoke and mirrors with regards to a report Read More » -
Truths About Trawl Life – Fisheries advocates expose truths and misconceptions regarding drastic NC shrimp industry rule changes
In the name of environmental stewardship, a non-profit group based in Raleigh and Charlotte has aimed their fire at the state’s commercial fishermen. Stakeholders say this Read More » -
Judge tosses NY’s lawsuit over fluke quotas
A federal judge has dismissed New York’s lawsuit seeking to challenge the state’s relatively small portion of the East Coast commercial fluke quota as a congressman Read More » -
Togiak sac roe herring’s lone gillnetter calls it a season
Seagulls wheeled under gray skies, and low clouds spit rain as the F/V Wave Ryder motored back into Dillingham after nearly four weeks on the water Read More » -
Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana Inc and Turtle Island Restoration Sue the NMFS/F+WS (us) AGAIN! Loggerhead’s at the brink of extinctio………
The lawsuit said loggerheads were already being pushed to the brink of extinction and that the government had failed to comply with deadlines set under the Read More » -
Cape Porpoise Harbor – A lobstering family
At 17 and 18 years old, Ben and Cooper Nunan are the two youngest siblings in a family of five. They’re also the in Cape Porpoise Harbor where Read More » -
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival arrives Feb. 16-17
An estimated 25,000 people are expected to converge on the historic village of Cortez the weekend of Feb. 16-17 for the annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival. Read More » -
Fishermen shot down in fishing monitor dispute.
A federal appeals court has found in favor of the U.S. government in a challenge brought by a New England fishermen’s group over the cost of Read More » -
US elected officials discuss Canadian crab embargo
In a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, four elected officials from Maine stand up for their state’s lobster fishing Read More » -
Will SAFMC open oculina coral reef to shrimp trawling? Environmentalists oppose plan
Will an area of ocean bottom offshore of Florida’s Atlantic coast soon be reopened to shrimp fishers? That’s what’s expected to be decided Thursday during a Read More » -
FFAW’s 5-cent-a-pound lobster ‘levy’ most shocking of all secrets uncovered in 2016
Of all the questions that have been raised about FFAW secrecy/conflict of interest in recent months, one of the most shocking discoveries was that the union Read More » -
David Morgan, heroic deckhand in deadly 1986 Bodega Bay shipwreck, dies at 62
Nine people out for a day of ocean fishing perished in the sudden tragedy that struck the Merry Jane party boat just outside of Bodega Harbor Read More » -
Louisiana Spring Shrimp Season Set To Open
KATC.com – The dates for the 2013 Louisiana spring shrimp season were announced at today’s meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The spring shrimp Read More » -
Office of the State Auditor is looking at a potential audit of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
Dr. Louis Daniel, DMF director, confirmed Friday the division has been contacted about a potential audit. He said he received a letter from the OSA on Read More » -
“Oyster thieves are on notice,” poachers will soon face stiffer penalties in Virginia
VMRC commissioner John Bull said in a statement Tuesday. “This new law escalates the potential punishments for egregious violations of our tidal natural resources.” “The vast Read More » -
Horseshoe crab debate pinches N.J. lawman, environmentalists
Last month, New Jersey state Sen. Jeff Van Drew, a Democrat who represents parts of Cape May and Cumberland counties, introduced legislation that would lift a Read More » -
Get ready. More Secrets. NOAA Rule Would Restrict Access to Fisheries Data – NMFS Director Samuel Rauch declined an interview request through a spokesperson.
by Erik Stokstad on 19 October 2012, Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spends about $40 million to put independent observers on fishing vessels, where Read More » -
‘Eat on the Wild Side’: The nation’s first registered apprenticeship program for commercial fishing
It’s called “Eat on the Wild Side.” It started as an idea by leaders of the Deep Sea Fisherman’s Union to recruit, train and retain a skilled Read More » -
Submitted: Here’s an example of the operational tactics of the reprehensible BOEM as it leases tracts of Mid-Atlantic Squid fishing ocean bottom.
only “insiders” are wanted as attendees “…the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled a public seminar in Baltimore, Maryland to provide an overview of its Read More » -
Netex Canada Netting makes transition from fishing to sports industry with ease
Mark Wilson grew up in Delta, expecting to make a career of commercial fishing just as generations of his family did before him. However, the decline Read More » -
P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association asking for separate deputy minister
The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association is asking the province to appoint a separate deputy minister of fisheries. Association President Craig Avery says the association took a wait-and-see Read More » -
Squid boats dot Malibu coast – Roughly 40,157 tons of squid landed this season
Almost every night this winter, bright lights have appeared off the coast of Malibu. It’s an eerie sight on a foggy evening, suggesting something unearthly or Read More » -
Amid Louisiana’s crawfish shortage, governor issues disaster declaration
Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued Read More » -
‘Blame the fishermen’ media narrative only hurts the endangered right whale
It is not easy to see this population of giants of the sea become extinct, and yes, it is sad. Perhaps it’s because it hits us Read More »
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