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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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Fisherman found dead in water near Bodega Bay identified
The fisherman whose body was found last week in the water near Bodega Bay has been identified as a 30-year-old Sonoma man, authorities said. Ryan Kozlowski, Read More » -
Boris Worm The Jellyfish Guy says New York turns into some kind of modern Venice with Sea Level Rise
Coastal communities, including those in Newfoundland and Labrador, could be drowned by significant sea level rise before the end of the century according to a new report Read More » -
On the 78th Anniversary, Pearl Harbor Veteran to Be Interred on Sunken Ship
It was an attack that shaped history, leaving more than 2,400 Americans dead and forcing the United States to enter a war it had been reluctant Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Newport, RI – June 16, thru June 18, 2015 – Listen Live!
The New England Fishery Management Council and its advisory bodies will meet June 16 – 18, 2015 at Hotel Viking, Newport, RI. View the Revised Council Meeting Agenda, Read More » -
Despite cutbacks and an extended crab fishery, shrimp harvesters still making their way
With increased uncertainty for the industry, shrimp fishermen along the Northern Peninsula are still working hard and hoping for the best in the midst of another Read More » -
Deep-water experiment reveals lobsters’ appetite for jellyfish
A team from Heriot-Watt University was surprised to find lobster scaring off other marine life in order to eat defrosted helmet jellyfish carcasses which has been Read More » -
New England Fisheries Management Council tees up habitat talks – No matter what the council decides, NOAA will have the final say
If recent events are any indication, the federal agency feels no particular compunction to follow the lead of the eight regional fishery management councils that advise Read More » -
A lifetime at sea
Retired skippers John Arthur Irvine and Willie Williamson have more than 100 years of fishing between them. Both played a key roll in progressing Whalsay’s pelagic Read More » -
Jersey UK: Foul weather hurts fishing industry’s peak period
Don Thompson said that although the weather was beginning to improve, fishermen would now need to spend days sorting out tangled fishing gear left in the Read More » -
Sipekne’katik band councillor’s lobster pound destroyed in fire
A Sipekne’katik band councillor says a lobster pound he owns in southwestern Nova Scotia was destroyed by fire in the early hours on Christmas Day. Alex Read More » -
‘Sea change:’ NOAA to shift fish surveys to Commercial Fishing Vessels
In what one advocate called “a potential sea change” for the commercial fishing industry, NOAA Fisheries announced intentions Tuesday to shift all or part of long-controversial Read More » -
Bristol Bay fleet chilled more salmon in 2016 than ever before, according to study
The Bristol Bay salmon drift fleet sold more chilled salmon to processors last year than ever before. Bristol Bay is the world’s largest salmon fishery, and Read More » -
Canada considers quota cut on commercial elver eel fishery to increase Mi’kmaw access
The federal government is considering cutting the commercial elver quota by 14 per cent this year to increase Mi’kmaw access to the lucrative Maritime fishery for Read More » -
Public safety comes first for crabbers
A panel of agency heads and industry experts gathered in Santa Rosa Thursday to discuss the delayed California crabbing season, how to proceed with opening waters Read More » -
Scientists, Industry Leaders Question Validity of Yellowtail Flounder Assessments
As the Transboundary Resources Assessment Committee (TRAC) publicizes its recommendations for drastically reduced catch limits for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, a diverse group of industry stakeholders and marine scientists Read More » -
Trollers call for chinook management ‘with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer’
Fishermen in Sitka are pushing back against a proposed king salmon conservation plan that could impose deep restrictions on fishing seasons in 2018. The local Fish Read More » -
“It’s excellent,” – Court hears testimony that vessel involved in fatal collision had good visibility
A fishing boat involved in a fatal collision that killed two people had good visibility from its cabin, a P.E.I. Supreme Court judge heard Friday. That Read More » -
Brixham fish fleet smashes records with amazing £60.8m bonanza
The best ever year of trading in Brixham’s long history of fishing also means a windfall of around £1.5m to Torbay Council. Industry leaders are celebrating Read More » -
Veteran fisheries biologist John Hilsinger Joins Aleutian King Crab Research Foundation as Science Advisor
Foundation president Rip Carlton, a veteran golden king crab fisherman from Bend, Oregon, said the harvesters want improved research and stock assessments of this fishery, which Read More » -
Squids Hampered by Acidifying Oceans
Acidifying oceans could dramatically impact the world’s squid species, according to a recent study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers. Since squid are both Read More » -
Louisiana HB1033: Legislation Would Have Major Costs, New Report Details Fishery’s Economic Value
Despite attempts at further regulation, the Gulf menhaden fishery is already being sustainably managed. The most recent stock assessment found that the species is not overfished nor is Read More » -
LETHBRIDGE: Turbine buffs beware: There be growlers out there – ocean industrialization
Growlers, in the parlance of fishermen and aquaculture farmers of New Brunswick, are those submerged aggregations of gravel, rock and ice that rampage up and down Read More » -
Alaska Court of Appeals reinstates fishing charges against ex-lawmaker, two others, forth pleads out.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated charges against a former state senator and others for violating conditions of their subsistence fishing Read More » -
NMFS is accepting proposals under the MAFMC Research Set-Aside Federal Funding Program – DEADLINE: May 6, 2013
March 12, 2013 — The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that it is accepting proposals under the Mid-Atlantic Council’s Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program for research Read More » -
EPA causes a major environmental disaster, the question is: will it fine itself and fire those involved?
The often justifies its own existence by noting that corporations, who see profit as their goal rather than environmental protection, are ill-equipped (or at least, ill-prioritized) Read More »
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