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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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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49′ Marine Mgt Lobster/Scalloper, Detroit Johnson & Towers twin 671N, Permits are available
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Local Vietnam veteran honored by Sen. Reed with awards
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Tagging helps track sharks
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Nova Scotia: Lobster fishery predictions suggest lower quality this year
Nova Scotia’s largest lobster fishery is set to open next week, but there’s concern the catch could yield soft shelled lobster and scientists blame warm ocean Read More » -
Burying The Truth: No Sensible Environmentalist Supports Filthy (offshore) Wind & Solar
Even after 30 years and endless subsidies, no country is powering itself exclusively with the wind and solar; no country ever will. But that doesn’t stop Read More » -
Monster crab measuring over nine feet hauled up in fishing nets of Kerry trawler
A monster box crab measuring over nine feet has been hauled up in the fishing nets of a Kerry trawler. Normally found in the depths of Read More » -
Tappan Zee Bridge construction may be killing sturgeon
The environmental group Riverkeeper on Thursday called for a federal investigation to see if construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge is causing the deaths of Read More » -
GDT Fish Tales: Gloucester fisherman Joseph Orlando
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Letter to the Editor – FFAW fighting for itself, not the fishery
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Canada’s courts and governments have themselves to blame for the lobster fishery dispute
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Louisiana prepared to ignore federal snapper regulations
While the federal government reaffirmed its control of recreational red snapper management this past week, Louisiana fisheries officials also doubled down on a threat to claim Read More » -
Harvesters want higher Gulf halibut quotas for Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen
Halibut harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling on the federal Liberals to address the previous government’s wrongs by establishing what the union calls “fair” quota Read More » -
Restrictions could help Maine scallop fishery as rebuilding continues
Trisha Cheney, the state’s marine resource management coordinator, said the scallops need additional protections along the state’s southern coast, which has lagged in rebuilding, to protect Read More » -
US Coast Guard Braces for Western Alaska Winter Fisheries
This year’s forward operating location will consist of one Jayhawk with rotating crews from Kodiak. A second Jayhawk and crew will remain at the ready in Read More » -
Claim that Annapolis tidal turbine violates Fisheries Act puts science under review
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Australia: Divide and Conquer – Pew targets industrial fishing while still pushing for angler bans
The interview reveals that the environment group has made moves to shift away from the “no compromise” policies of former staffer Imogen Zethoven (who now works Read More » -
Thirty-six Washington Lawmakers back Columbia River salmon reforms
Thirty-six Washington lawmakers have signed on to a letter urging the state Fish and Wildlife Commission to push ahead in January with full implementation of the Read More » -
It’s Florida lobster season; here’s how to cook them
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Bodega Bay fisherman killed in freak accident off Moss Landing
A veteran of Bodega Bay’s commercial fishing fleet died this week off the California Coast in a freak accident aboard his 33-foot vessel, Amoorea, apparently after Read More » -
Mass. fishermen feel strain of new regulations – video
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Couple Arrested for Stealing $2.5M from Keys Commercial Fishermen
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Tanker tangles with fishing vessel anchor line near Boon Island
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How one fisherman brings his wild salmon catch from Alaska to Missouri
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Gulf of Maine Shrimp counting to help track egg hatch
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