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National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) confirms, it will again be sponsoring the Skipper Expo

July 13, 2015 International News

Representing fishermen from all corners of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the support from the NFFO underlines the important place Skipper Expo Int. Bournemouth 2015 now holds in the fishing industry calendar. The show on 30 and 31 October will be the third expo aimed specifically at the English and Welsh fishing industries and which also attracts visitors from other parts of the UK and Ireland. Read the rest here 12:40

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) confirms, it will again be sponsoring the Skipper Expo

Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

BP asked a US appeals court on Monday to scuttle a “feeding frenzy” trial lawyers attempting to secure money for themselves and their clients

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Salmon are going the way of the buffalo! West coast group campaigns for seal, sea lion harvest

8 Arctic countries to sign historic coast guard deal

Irish Fishing fleet could be ‘slashed’ because of Brexit,

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Deadliest Catch Captains Admit They Went to the Wrong Graveyard When Burying Phil

Orcas in Alaska are stealing fish right from the lines — and the new behavior seems to be killing them

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Newlyn: Grimmy Mike RIP.

Transport Canada must be ‘more vigilant,’ relatives say two years after N.S. sinking

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West Coast Crabber’s trip cut short for numerous Safety Violations, Owner charged with Fishery Violations

Alaskan Coastal legislators support halibut bycatch cuts

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North Fort Myers man alleged to have illegally used a net to catch sharks in the Gulf

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NOAA: Coastal ocean aquaculture can be environmentally sustainable

The Women Doing Canada’s Most Dangerous Job: Fishing

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