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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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Crabbers from Bodega Bay north through Oregon and Washington to the Canadian border went on strike Wednesday afternoon after wholesale Dungeness crab buyers sought to lower Read More » -
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NMFS: Public Comment Period Opens – Review and Streamline Regulatory Processes and Reduce Regulatory Burden
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Reuters Special Report: Experimental climate fixes stir hopes, fears, lawyers – Bring On the CALCIUM!
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Mexico wins complaint over U.S. rules for dolphin-safe tuna fishing – NOAA proposal irks Mexico
When President Obama dined with Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto this month at the Mexican leader’s official residence, the meal started with “laminas de atun,” thin slices of Read More » -
EnBW North America hires fisheries liaison
EnBW North America has appointed Beth Casoni as the company’s fisheries liaison and has joined the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance’s (RODA) joint industry task force devoted Read More » -
All For Sustainability, But Not Monument Expansion
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How DFO implementation of Marshall dealt a blow to both Indigenous self-governance and community-based fishing
It’s been two months since Sipekne’katik First Nation launched its own self-regulated lobster fishery off the Saulnierville wharf in Southwest Nova Scotia 21 years after the Read More » -
2013 Season, 61st Year of the International Dory Races – goodmorninggloucester
The weather is improving and eliminations to qualify to race the Canadians are only a few weeks away (Saturday, June 8th). I hope your training is Read More » -
StripedBassHole: The old GDT Blog, and Opening our Eyes to Global Issues
It’s interesting how blind we can become to the World around us. News in general be it written, Radio, Television, Internet, you name it. Has a Read More » -
‘A force’: Former N.L. and federal cabinet minister John Efford has passed away
Former federal and provincial cabinet minister John Efford is being remembered as “true icon” of Newfoundland and Labrador politics. He died Sunday at the age of Read More » -
Feds limit chinook fishery to help resident killer whale recovery
The federal government is closing some recreational and commercial chinook fisheries on the West Coast in an effort to help save endangered southern resident killer whales. Read More » -
How the sacrifices of fishermen in WWII hit British trawling
In September 1939 a programme was introduced through which fishing fleets of four to eight vessels were created, with two vessels armed with twelve-pound guns. In Read More » -
Sen. Susan Collins Moves to Block Stricter Rules Protecting Endangered Whales
Senator Susan Collins is pushing for a provision in the massive government funding bill that could further endanger the already precarious North Atlantic right whale. In July, Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 31, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<17:14 Read More » -
Man dies after fall from fishing boat near Richmond, Vancouver, BC
CBCNews – A 36-year-old man has died after he fell off a fishing boat in the waters off Richmond last night, Vancouver police said on Sunday. Read More » -
Trident wants in at Adak – And so does another company.
Tillion said the presence of competition has caused Trident to soften its stance some, saying its first offer was rejected. He said the huge Seattle-based processor Read More » -
Louisiana: Shrimp Season To Close in Portions of State Inside and Outside Waters
Today, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham announced a closure of the fall shrimp season in state inside waters west of the Mississippi River and Read More » -
A renowned boatbuilder reimagines a piece of Maine history.
This summer, not long after Rockport Marine owner Taylor Allen presided over the launch of the William Underwood, a 78-year-old sardine carrier he spent 12 years Read More » -
Whitby fishermen – ‘We demand that future dredging operations be halted’
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Fall onto Hampton NH fishing dock prompts fisherman’s lawsuit
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A 60-year-old fishing trawler, the last surviving vessel from a fleet built in a small northern New South Wales community, has sunk amid community restoration plans.The Read More »
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