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Small scale fishers get rock lobster quota lifeline

December 14, 2021 International News

Fishing communities have hailed a decision for the West Coast Rock Lobster quota to be increased from 600 tons to 700 tons for the 2021/22 season. In October hundreds of small-scale fishers were up in arms and protested against cuts in the quota. They demanded the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment review its decision and consider the plight of the small-scale fishing communities who depend on the resource for a living. >click to read< 12:53

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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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Small scale fishers get rock lobster quota lifeline

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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Urges Creation of Vast Marine Reserve in Antarctica

Drones don’t fly at Alaska’s Board of Fish – Audio

RCMP investigate assault, theft from First Nation lobster harvester near Digby

Coast Guard boatcrews seize 2 lanchas, 700 pounds of catch, and an eight member Mariachi band

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ Fiberglass Longliner, with Federal Permits

Shrimp Down, Lobster Up: Is There a Connection?

Five Years After Fukushima, Ocean Radiation Poses Little Risk to U.S.

Secretary of Defense/former CIA Director backed MLPA Initiative-Leon Panetta: from marine ‘protector’ to whale killer-Dan Bacher

Abbott’s Harbour wharf blocked off without notice to fishermen

Being Ready: Samaritan’s Purse delivers 30-bed field hospital to Bristol Bay Borough

Lobstermen claim research vessel is cutting trap lines, government fails to pay for damage

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Declares Fisheries Disasters Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ H&H Marine Lobster Boat, 450 HP Cummins

Maryland Catfish Trail hopes to control invasive species

Bumble Bee Foods to File Bankruptcy, Sell Assets to Taiwanese Firm

Hubbs-SeaWorld is partnering with private investment firm to create the largest fish farm in America

We import 92% of our seafood. No wonder Something’s fishy about dismal San Diego seafood sales

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U.S. fisheries continue to rebuild; number of overfished stocks remains near all-time low

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A Fundraiser for the Nickerson Family – Assistance for family of fallen Maine Captain

Kenai legislators ask for fishery disaster declaration

UNCW professor studies declining flounder population in the New River Estuary of North Carolina

Gaspereau River fishermen worried the fish may not make it up the river if turbines are in the water

NEFMC: Scallops, Council Approves Framework 29 – Whiting, Approves 2018-2020 Specifics; to Send Amendment 22 to Public Hearing

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