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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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Long IIsland: Effort to salvage juvenile scallops called off for lack of candidates
An unprecedented effort by conservationists, baymen and the state to save a vulnerable population of juvenile scallops by transferring them to deeper waters has been called Read More » -
Man lied about father dying to get off work on fishing boat
A novice fisherman who concocted a story about his father dying in a car crash just to get off work has been convicted for dishonesty. The Read More » -
Seattle fishing boat outbreak suggests antibodies protect against coronavirus infection
Crew members from a Seattle-based fishing boat that experienced an explosive outbreak of the novel coronavirus have serendipitously provided what could be the first direct evidence Read More » -
Army Corps withdraws Penobscot Bay dredging application – plan to dispose of contaminated spoils drew local ire
The Army Corps of Engineers withdrew on Tuesday its state permitting application for a Penobscot Bay dredging project opposed by lobstermen, tourism business owners and environmentalists. Read More » -
Tradex: Rising Black Cod and Halibut Prices; Big Changes Ahead for EU Labelling Laws
Published on Oct 27, 2014 All sizes of Halibut as well as Halibut fletches are seeing price inflation, including the smaller sizes. Earlier this year we Read More » -
Sipekne’katik First Nation issuing own lobster licences
After a blessing of its fleet on Thursday morning, the Sipekne’katik First Nation will issue lobster fishing licences at the Saulnierville wharf. On Tuesday, the Potlotek Read More » -
The hunt for B.C.’s most notorious fisherman
On a Coast Guard patrol ship in nearby English Bay, Leslie Sanderson was awoken and briefed about a boat that might be fishing where it shouldn’t Read More » -
Captain of Fishing Vessel Pleads Guilty for Discharging Waste into the Ocean
A captain of the fishing vessel (F/V) Native Sun pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Seattle, Washington, for discharging oily-waste directly into the ocean in Read More » -
Almost 20 years ago, a big bust! – Cape Cod brothers, scallopers face possible $5.8 million fines
In what officials say are the largest fisheries sanctions ever sought in the Northeast two Cape Cod brothers and their fleet of scallopers out of Fall Read More » -
The Gloucester Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Widows and Orphan’s Aid Society Fund
In 1865, community members formed the Gloucester Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Widows and Orphan’s Aid Society Fund to help fishermen’s families. The Society continues to help widows Read More » -
Louisiana: Shrimp season’s start isn’t a happy one – Low prices and fewer shrimp
Shrimp season opened Monday. Observers say fishermen are caught between small catches and low prices. There are two shrimping seasons, spring and fall. Spring is considered Read More » -
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CEBA 1) amends the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council’s) four fishery management plans (FMPs): the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) FMP, the Pacific Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’x18′ 2003, Gillnetter,Lobster Fiberglass, Cummins, 530HP
Specifications, information and 23 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:40 Read More » -
Secret Memo Casts Doubt on Feds’ Claims for Science Library Closures
A federal document marked “secret” obtained by Postmedia News indicating the closure or destruction of more than half a dozen world famous science libraries has little Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 100 miles off Cold Bay, Alaska
The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel Tuesday approximately 100 miles northwest of Cold Bay. An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew Read More » -
Dilemmas – Consider the lobsterman, By Emma Goldberg
In the 1990s, Fair Haven Lobster employed close to 50 people. Now they’re down to six. They used to fish up to 1,000 pounds of lobster Read More » -
Biologist slams U.S. vessel for running aground in Witless Bay Reserve
Oil from a U.S. fishing vessel killed a number of birds inside the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve on Friday, and a seabird biologist says the boat Read More » -
Gloucester: City needs full-time fishing director
The need for a full-time fisheries director is now. Back in 2015, then interim Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and the Gloucester Fisheries commissioners agreed there was Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 28, 2015
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 11:43 Read More » -
Fairhope Docks: a work in progress
The fate of Fairhope’s city marina is looking brighter, as the city looks to celebrate its past and build toward the future with its recent takeover. While Read More » -
NOAA – Public Comment – The GARFO Collection – Vessel Identification Changes
The official number must be displayed on the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck so as to be Read More » -
‘Pervasive’ amounts of radioactive material found in LA, Long Beach harbors
Steven Manley, a marine biologist with California State University-Long Beach, says the most probable source of the contamination is the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant. Iodine-131 Read More » -
LONG ISLAND, Maine – “Steve “Mike” Hanson was larger than life out here,” “He wasn’t just a lobsterman.”
‘This isn’t just a loss for one family’: Lobsterman’s death unites Maine island town in grief, efforts to help family – A lobster fisherman, known to Read More » -
Plan advances to map Long Island Sound seabed
A bill that would create the state’s first comprehensive plan for Long Island Sound — and provide ammunition to battle future unwanted uses — is moving Read More » -
Fishermen to managers: Our voices are ignored
The New England Fishery Management Council sent its program review roadshow to Gloucester on Tuesday night to gather opinions on the council’s performance and the fishery Read More »
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