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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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  • Russian actions in Ukraine – “This has a ripple effect, even though the actual events are far from the Arctic,”

    Russia’s actions in Ukraine could cause problems for international cooperation in the Arctic, says Iceland’s prime minister. “This has a ripple effect, even though the actual Read More »

  • Wakulla Fishermen Losing Traditional Harvest Areas, Call for End to Leasing

    Fishermen in Wakulla County are concerned about the rise in the amount of leases on their waters. The leases provide boundaries as to where fishermen can Read More »
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    Lobstermen united against Monhegan offshore wind project

    In one of Maine’s biggest lobster harbors, close to 100 fishermen and their supporters packed the town dock to stand, side by side, in opposition to Read More »

  • Editorial: Rhetoric behind fishing aid delay doesn’t hold water

    The idea of targeting Oct. 1 as a release date for the $11 million pegged for direct disaster aid to New England’s and New York’s commercial Read More »

  • Maine holding hearings about scalloping cutback

    Maine fishery regulators are preparing to hold a series of public hearings about a plan to cut back the number of scallop fishing days in the Read More »

  • East Coast seal hunt continues amid legal wrangling over European ban

    HALIFAX – A ruling Thursday from a European court is expected to reignite an international debate over Canada’s annual East Coast seal hunt, which started with Read More »

  • The Fate Of The 1st Atlantic Marine Monument Is Likely Headed To Court

    Environmentalists and fishing groups said Thursday they are prepared for a legal battle in the wake of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s decision to preserve the nation’s Read More »

  • FWC takes up Keys issues: Commercial fishing boats, lobster traps

    Loopholes for bogus fishing boats and suspicious crustacean traps may be plugged by state fishing regulators Wednesday and Thursday. Concern about a new breed of stone-crab Read More »
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    Four crew rescued as fire consumes F/V Skadi

    A salmon seiner homeported in Cordova engulfed in flames in Orca Inlet, roughly one nautical mile north of Cordova, on the afternoon of Monday, July 1. Read More »
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    NCFA – Storm Damage Info Needed – Need Cold Storage Due To Power Outage? More Info For You!!!

    Wanchese Fish Co. has offered the use of their cold storage facility in Suffolk VA for anyone that needs it. If you have a fish house Read More »

  • Permit Income, Crew Size Rule for Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish

    US – NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule (77 FR 64237) for Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Permit Requirements and Dual-Permitted Vessel Crew Size. The Read More »

  • Santa Cruz teen brothers start Point Fish Co.

    Weekends usually mean sleeping in, but for not the Hofmann brothers of Santa Cruz. The teen entrepreneurs wake up while it’s still dark and head out Read More »
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    Was mayday call a hoax that sparked Coast Guard search off Kennebunkport?

    The Coast Guard Sector Northern New England command center received a radio distress call at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, from a man reporting that Read More »

  • Boat of the Week from the Athearn Agency:1988, 67 ft. Dragger Fiberglass, CAT, 425HP with permits

    Specifications and information here  11:49 Read More »

  • Burnt Church 15 Years Later – where lobster wars became a reality

    Time flies. Fifteen years have now passed since the Supreme Court of Canada made its landmark ruling in favour of the late Donald Marshall Junior, a Read More »
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    Private Oceans: The enclosure and marketisation of the seas

    Neoliberalism, the restructuring of global capitalism that has taken place since the 1970s, has made commercial fishing vastly more profitable for corporations and large boat owners. Read More »
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    Fisheries scientist fears fish and chip prices will increase following gillnet fishing ban

    For decades, fishers in Queensland have used large rectangular gillnets in creek mouths to catch barramundi, threadfin, and other popular table fish. But this week the Read More »

  • Born and bred lobstermen know how to hustle

    On summer break, the alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., and two Key West High School soon-to-be sophomores open their eyes. Cousins Demi Stiglitz and Peder Read More »

  • Rare blue lobster found by 82-year-old N.S. fisherman returned to the water

    A rare blue lobster found by an 82-year-old Nova Scotia fisherman has been returned to the water. Richard Power of Mulgrave, N.S., caught the 3.5 pound Read More »

  • Santa Cruz salmon fishermen facing challenges keeping afloat

    The abrupt end of salmon season, announced on April 10, has left commercial fishermen across the Central Coast grappling with economic fallout and seeking alternative income Read More »
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    Comment: New Zealand’s fishing industry under pressure

    New Zealand’s fishing industry punches well above its weight internationally – but we can do better, writes National’s spokesman for Fisheries Ian McKelvie.,, Currently our fishing industry Read More »
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    North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet in Homer, Alaska, September 30 – October 9, 2019

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet September 30 – October 9, 2019, at the Land’s End in Homer, Alaska.  Read the Agenda > click Read More »
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    Three New Zealand Fishermen sentenced to prison in the Falklands

    Three New Zealanders were this week handed custodial sentences at the Falklands’ Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to violent disorder. Samuel Goldsworthy, Sonny Ball, and Chassy Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ Steel RSW Offshore Lobster, 570HP CAT, John Deere 45 KW Generator

    Specifications, information and 11 photo’s  click here  To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:19 Read More »

  • Breaking News – Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Closure

    Published on May 4, 2015  Today we have some breaking news out of the Gulf of Alaska. NMFS closed directed fishing for groundfish in the Gulf Read More »

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