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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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Lobster fishermen rescued after boat hung up on sandbar in western P.E.I.
Northeast winds and low tides made setting day a challenge for some lobster fishermen on P.E.I. Monday. A fisherman and four crew had to be rescued Read More » -
Walter Kumiega reflects on eight years in the House
Deer Isle carpenter Walter Kumiega represented District 134—Deer Isle, Stonington, Isle au Haut and eight other communities—for eight years in the state legislature before becoming ineligible Read More » -
NT coroner says Austral Fisheries should be prosecuted for fisherman’s death at sea
The Northern Territory coroner has told an inquest into a fatal electrocution on a prawn trawler that Austral Fisheries should be prosecuted for providing an unsafe Read More » -
Report: Fish passage above the Columbia’s biggest dam can be done
It’s been nearly 80 years since salmon and steelhead made it past Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams in Washington’s Upper Columbia Basin.,, A team of Read More » -
Fishing vessel run aground in Ventura Harbor, California
The Coast Guard responded to a grounded vessel south of Ventura Harbor Sunday. Members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara and Coast Guard Station Read More » -
Oregon eyes Cathlamet Channel as gillnet site
State officials are hopeful they can open a second lower Columbia River off-channel commercial fishing location in 2016, this one in Cathlamet Channel of Wahkiakum County. Read More » -
Maine: Second round of meetings scheduled on right whale issue
Earlier this week, DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher announced that he would hold a second round of meetings with each of the state’s seven Lobster Zone Management Read More » -
Newfoundland sisters continue family’s lobster legacy
It’s raining heavily and the waves are high near Bonne Bay, but Julia Crocker and Josie Hann are full of smiles as they work. The Newfoundland Read More » -
Gold Coast prawn prices ‘highest in 35 years’ ahead of Christmas according to seafood shops
Seafood lovers have been told to brace for an expensive festive season with Gold Coast prawn prices already at a 35-year high at some retailers. The Read More » -
Fish-NL: Competition Bureau closes investigation into collusion involving fish processors; harvesters wouldn’t name names
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is disappointed to learn that the federal Competition Bureau has closed its investigation into recent Read More » -
Commercial fishing vessel and recreation boat collide – Coast Guard assists 4 boaters near Port Canaveral
The Coast Guard assisted four boaters Sunday after a commercial fishing vessel and recreation boat collided 2 miles east of Port Canaveral. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Read More » -
Iles-de-la-Madeleine lobster fishery achieves MSC certification
The fishery is located in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 22 surrounding the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the east coast of Canada. Read More » -
Fishermen, welfare-bums, friendly drinkers? East Coast stereotypes, fact or fiction
British Columbians are left-wing pot-smoking radicals, Albertans are ultra-conservative cowboys and Ontarians believe they’re the centre of the universe. Then there’s Atlantic Canada, to most Canadians Read More » -
‘Struggling’ UK fishermen going out of business over red tape
Fishermen on smaller boat fishing fleets catching pollack have said they are going out of business after their allowance for the species was cut to zero Read More » -
U.S. Coast Guard: Hoax calls affect us all
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Arrests and seizures – DFO releases another 2,500 pounds of lobster into Digby harbor!
Just days after seizing 1,350 pounds of lobster and returning the live fish into the Annapolis Basin on Aug. 26, Fishery officers from Digby made another Read More » -
An open letter to the Alaska commercial fishing fleets from Matt Alward, President, United Fishermen of Alaska
Our industry and communities are facing an unprecedented challenge in the COVID-19 pandemic. With the 2020 salmon season nearly here, we must all take extra precautions Read More » -
Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes
The news spread quickly across the calm June waters off the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, as fishers jumped on the radio to figure Read More » -
Squid Fishermen save Six Kayakers off the Coast of Malibu
Six kayakers off the coast of Malibu were unexpectedly blown out to sea today as the Santa Ana winds returned to the region on Sunday morning, Read More » -
Chinook salmon returning to Yukon’s Fox Creek – 57,000 salmon introduced to river in 2009 starting to reappear after spawning
It’s a 5,000-kilometre trek over dams and up the Yukon River, but this month, a good number of five-year-old Chinook salmon spawners are returning to Fox Creek, Yukon, Read More » -
Purse seiner owner sounds alarm bell
A purse seiner owner foresees that locally based vessels may pack up and leave because fishing in the South Pacific is no longer profitable. Ricardo Da Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35′ Gillnetter/Lobster boat, 300HP John Deere
Specifications, information and 5 photos >click here<, Vessel is in excellent condition! To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 15:23 Read More » -
Coronavirus: In Photo’s – The Essential Work of Farmers (and Fishermen)
Despite the many coronavirus lockdowns around the world, people still need to eat, and agricultural work continues, but with many new challenges. Some crops that were Read More » -
Maine lawmakers vote against lobstering defense fund idea
A Maine legislative committee has voted against a proposal to create a legal defense fund to help the state’s lobster fishing industry fight new restrictions. The Read More » -
Alaska Fishermen Sentenced For Killing Endangered Steller Sea Lions
An Alaska salmon boat skipper who killed endangered Steller sea lions with a shotgun and hindered an investigation has been fined $20,000 in federal court. Jon Nichols, Read More »
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