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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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‘When Crab was King’ opens Friday 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery
“When Crab was King” opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Pratt Museum Special Exhibits Gallery. The exhibit combines the Kodiak Read More » -
The need for real science in Magnuson by Carmine Gorga
If there are no fish at docks in Gloucester, it is not because there are no fish in the ocean. It is because the National Oceanic Read More » -
Herrera Beutler seeks aid, additional funding for declared fishery disasters
Members of Congress from the state of Washington are asking the Office of Management and Budget to provide additional funding for declared fishery disasters statewide. Led Read More » -
The 2019 Maine Fishermen’s Forum tackles issues facing state’s key industry
The 2019 Maine Fishermen’s Forum arrives at the Samoset Resort in Rockport Thursday, Feb. 28, and continues until March 2, bringing together fishermen, scientists and government Read More » -
A rundown on the proposed offshore Skipjack Wind Farm
When it comes to discussions of the proposed offshore Skipjack Wind Farm and the related proposals to bring cables carrying the wind-generated power ashore at the Read More » -
Chesapeake Bay blue crab rebounding in 2019, led by near-doubling of juvenile crab population
Scientists in Maryland and Virginia found that in 2019, the bay’s crabs are at their most plentiful in seven years. The number of spawning-age females, a Read More » -
Offshore Wind Farms: ‘I am not yet convinced’
This rollercoaster of renewable energy developments is being built, we are told, to replace our dependency on the oil industry for our power supplies, but will Read More » -
Fisherman Rescued from Capsized Boat off Santa Barbara Coast
It was the early-morning hours of Thursday, November 2, and Santa Barbara–based fisherman Travis Meyer was asleep aboard his anchored 24-foot Privateer fishing boat Obsessed, which he Read More » -
Holy Smoke! Elver prices rise to around $1,900 per pound
Expectations for the volume of elvers that will be caught in Maine this spring may be low but, based on prices that dealers are offering fishermen, Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 47′ Steel Trawler – C-18 CAT engine new 2013
Specifications, information and 23 photo’s click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:47 Read More » -
Small-scale fishing families are under threat.
In the UK their vessels make up 80% of the nation’s fishing fleet yet they receive only 4% of the total national fishing quota. On the Read More » -
States set more commercial fishing time in lower Columbia
Nine additional nights and five days of commercial salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River were adopted on Wednesday by Washington and Oregon officials. Read the Read More » -
Fisheries group wants PEI lobster marketed as Canadian product
The Eastern Kings Fishermen’s Association is determined to have PEI lobster marketed as a Canadian product rather than specifically Island sourced. The Lobster Marketing Board (LMB) Read More » -
Coast Guard suspends search for person in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama
The Coast Guard suspended its search, Saturday, for a person in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama. The Coast Guard and local agencies began searching Friday Read More » -
From Chris McCaffity – Please sign the Petition – Support for Alternatives to Vessel Monitoring Systems
Target: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Sponsored by: Chris McCaffity Stopping this Vessel Monitoring System law from passing will help to keep similar invasions of our privacy Read More » -
Coronavirus: Seafood processors respond to COVID-19 with added precautions
Seafood industry processors say they are in ongoing discussions with local, state and federal partners,,, The seafood industry talking points including working around the clock on Read More » -
Evolving Business: Bristol Bay salmon fishery dealing with latest challenge, Coronavirus.
Wild salmon return from the ocean to restart a life cycle that has persisted for millions of years. Wild Alaska sockeye (a favorite species of salmon) is Read More » -
Ten Day At Sea Joint Mission Successfully Tallies 20+ Violations
On March 10, 2016, two Alaska Wildlife Troopers, a public safety technician, and a NOAA Enforcement Officer got underway for a 10-day at-sea operation in the Read More » -
Guest View: Saving cod won’t be easy
Cod, the fish that has fueled New England seaport economies for nearly four centuries, have all but disappeared from the Gulf of Maine, and recent stock Read More » -
Labour to pause rollout of fish monitoring system
The fishing industry has got the pause it wanted to a system of electronic monitoring and reporting of fishing catches. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash has instructed Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Deco Marine 78′ Steel Scalloper, Cat 3412, Fed ALGC Scallop with allocation
Specifications, information and 3 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 12:33 Read More » -
Commercial fishermen say water rules would be costly
WASHINGTON – When commercial fishing vessels unload their hauls on deck, crews usually gut their catch and put it on ice for the trip back to Read More » -
Hull tipped over for fishing boat build
An important stage in the construction of a new $6 million fishing vessel in Nelson has been reached, with the boat’s hull lowered and turned over Read More » -
Pacific Hake Mid-Water Trawl Fishery Earns MSC Re-Certification
The Pacific hake mid-water trawl fishery, which operates off the west coast of the United States and Canada, has achieved MSC re-certification following an independent, third-party Read More » -
Commercial crab season north of Klipsan Beach opens Saturday
The 2020 commercial Dungeness crab fishery north of Klipsan Beach will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The commercial fleet Read More »
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