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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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    Study links fish farms to spread of antibiotic resistance

    New research that finds a possible link between fish farms and the spread of antibiotic resistance doesn’t surprise marine biologist Inka Milewski. “Anytime you have animals Read More »

  • A day fishing for crabs in the Outer Banks

    Trim with weather-beaten skin, Mitchum, 52, wears khakis, a white tee, and a black visor pulled low on his brow. He reflects a shift in the Read More »

  • The guilt never fades over wasted fish

    I have been a commercial fisherman for more than 30 years, and I’ve caught a lot of fish. I feel good about that. But there is Read More »
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    Developing Machine Vision to Collect More Timely Fisheries Data

    Government scientists, academia, and fishermen are working together to develop innovative monitoring tools to identify and measure fish from digital images. This technology could revolutionize the Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance – Weekly Update December 16, 2012

             “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” http://hosted.vresp.com/1181479/0773d69767/545568053/ad93d20bca/ Read More »
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    Whole Foods to stop selling Gulf of Maine lobster

    The Marine Stewardship Council suspended the certification of sustainability for the fishery last week, citing a failure to comply with laws meant to protect the North Read More »

  • Legends of lure Demand soars for Andy Betnar’s Astoria-made Fatal Flash Lures

    A commercial fishermen and fishing guide, Andy Betnar considers his other business a part-time hobby. That’s how it started anyway. It all began in 2008 when Read More »
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    Prawn fishers suffer ‘worst season yet’ as high fuel prices bite

    Prawn trawler operator Ed Morrison believes farming comes in peaks and troughs, but this year it’s hurting more than usual. The North Queensland-based businessman runs prawn Read More »

  • Commercial fishing brothers fight over fishing spot – Deputies reel one in for battery, criminal mischief

    Lance Lamee, 51, asked his brother if he was going to fish the frontside or backside of the location, to which Lawrence replied “all of it” Read More »

  • FWC captain honored by the Southeastern Fisheries Association

    At its meeting in June, the Southeastern Fisheries Association presented Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Capt. Rob Beaton with the “Aylesworth Outstanding Government Employee Award.” Read More »
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    Robert Ridgewell, 74, a salty fisherman until his final few days

    Robert Ridgewell surely had saltwater pumping through his veins. A salty lobsterman from Phippsburg, Mr. Ridgewell was 10 when he began fishing on his father’s boat Read More »

  • Seized vessel set for scrapyard

    A seized vessel with a chequered history of illegal fishing practices and rodent and lice infestations, is set to leave its Dunedin berth to be dismantled Read More »

  • Maine: Scallopers gear up for season start

    For many fishermen, the end of the inshore lobster season will mean it’s time to begin rigging up the scallop drags on their boats. Final details Read More »
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    Meet the Women Making Waves in Maine’s Tough Lobster Industry

    When Krista Tripp was 18, she’d completed all of the hours at sea necessary to get her captain’s license, but her parents submitted her brother’s paperwork Read More »

  • Lobster season’s assessment: ‘normal’ with good eating ahead

    A recent Associated Press story citing a slower-than-usual lobster harvest in Maine. Executive Editor Rod Doherty asked if I was interested in doing a comparison piece Read More »
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    Rafa Ortiz celebrates International Lobster Day, runs 70-foot falls on inflatable lobster

    Most people celebrate international lobster day by … well, most people probably don’t actually celebrate international lobster day. Rafa Ortiz, however, chose to mark this year’s Read More »
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    Canada: Government conflict of interest a threat to fish biodiversity: scientists

    Canada has made disappointingly little progress in preserving the variety of life in its oceans largely because of a contradiction in the federal department that’s supposed Read More »

  • Sitka assembly opposes summertime Naval exercises

    The Sitka assembly has gone on record opposing training exercises by the US Navy in prime fishing habitat in the Gulf of Alaska next summer. Most Read More »

  • Coast Guard: Good Samaritans Rescue 11 Boaters in 4 Calls Tuesday

    ANCHORAGE –  The U.S. Coast Guard says good Samaritans off Southcentral and Southeast Alaska rescued nearly a dozen boaters aboard four vessels in distress Tuesday, including Read More »

  • Details emerge- Pilot may have seen missing Florida teens during search – Lawsuit filed

    According to the FWC report, during the search for the boys on July 26, a pilot identified as Bobby Smith was searching for the boys and Read More »

  • Feds charge father, son with Alaska halibut fishing conspiracy

    Charles Petticrew Sr. has been charged with a single count of conspiracy for falsifying individual fishing quota (IFQ) records for more than three years, according to Read More »

  • If you find a crab with a green t-bar tag and/or orange knuckle tag marked with “AOLA” You could win money!

    Massachusetts’s Division of Marine Fisheries, in collaboration with the Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Association, is tagging Jonah crabs to investigate migration patterns and growth. Information will be used Read More »
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    Mid-week decision will be made on a Friday or Saturday start to the lobster fishery

    The start of the lobster season that had been delayed for Monday now won’t happen until Friday or Saturday in southwestern Nova Scotia and along the Read More »
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    Charter Signed for First-ever U.S.-flagged Jones Act Compliant SOV

    Offshore vessel operator Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) will build and operate the first-ever U.S. flagged Jones Act compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV), used for offshore wind Read More »

  • OPINION: Halibut waste in the Bering Sea is deplorable – By Pete Wedin

    The Bering Sea directed halibut fishery is in a state of crisis. For the 2015 season, IPHC proposes reduction of the catch limits in Area 4CDE Read More »

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