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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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“Memorial Presents” Public Forum – Moving Forward: Building Resilient Fisheries and Coastal Communities in NL
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 7:30pm NST – Join us for a dynamic discussion of the strengths and vulnerabilities of our fisheries and coastal communities, and help Read More » -
John Bullard, The Master of Folksy Feel Good Babble will be accepting your calls between 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, 6/24/2013
John Bullard, NE Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Will be accepting calls from fishermen and other “stakeholders” to discuss the draft of “Working Document on Resources Read More » -
Changes to act mean more fishing wealth headed back to Pictou County
A local fisherman is cheering proposed reforms to the federal Fisheries Act that he says will bring more industry profits back into Pictou County. The changes Read More » -
A new current in the Nova Scotia lobster dispute – Local First Nation says Sipekne’katik did not consult them before launching
The ongoing dispute over Indigenous fishing rights in Nova Scotia has seen a new player emerge to add to the troubled waters. This time however, it Read More » -
Has wave energy finally found its golden buoy?
In November 2023, violent Atlantic storm “Domingos” struck the northern coast of Portugal, generating record-high waves and leaving a path of destruction across much of Western Europe. People on Read More » -
Good News for Some Local Gulf Fishermen and Property Owners
wjhg.com – Potentially good news for both recreational and commercial fisherman, as well as local property owners. You still have time to file for an oil Read More » -
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for November 7th 2016 Has Arrived!
Contact our sales team today @ 401 295 2585 or 800 732 273 Click here for the complete price list from Seafreeze Ltd. We are Direct to the Read More » -
Water wars: What does Florida have that Georgia needs?
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson was writing from the Middle District of Florida. “Too often, state, local, and even national government actors do not consider the Read More » -
Commercial Fishermen Wary Of Proposed Sanctuary For Hudson Canyon
The Biden Administration has renewed a longstanding proposal,,, Even though most of the Hudson Canyon is about as far from the South Fork as Queens and Read More » -
Coast Guard Cutter Forward assists disabled vessel 149 miles off Cape Henry, Virginia
The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a 67-foot commercial fishing vessel 149 miles east of Cape Henry, Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Read More » -
Bering Sea Crab harvests set: Kings still in decline, snow and Tanner see bump
Commercial fishermen will be allowed to harvest a total of 45 million pounds of snow crab from the Bering Sea waters this year, with 4.5 million Read More » -
All For Sustainability, But Not Monument Expansion
Fish and the ocean are significant to Hawaii’s history and culture. Whether it was fishing from shore or getting a half pound of poke, fish was Read More » -
Fisherman Catches 50-kg Cod
Eysteinn Örn Garðarsson has been a fisherman for 16 years and has caught big fish like shark and flounder before, but he had never seen anything Read More » -
Lobster gear change enforcement delayed because of supply change issues
NOAA said Wednesday morning that it will use a “graduated enforcement effort” until the supply issues have been resolved. The regulations require lobstermen to splice NOAA-approved Read More » -
RESCHEDULED: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Charleston, September 30 – October 5, 2018
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will postpone its quarterly meeting originally scheduled for September 16 – 21, 2018 in Charleston, SC due to the threat Read More » -
NCFA Weekly Update for July 29, 2024
Upcoming Meetings, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Committee (ASMFC) will be holding their summer 2024 meeting August 6 – 8 in Arlington, Virginia. The Mid Atlantic Read More » -
Low export prices prompt seafood industry to push more tiger prawns into Aussie markets
Australians are being urged to eat more wild-caught tiger prawns, as fishers move away from sending their produce overseas. It’s been a slow start to the Read More » -
SSC Meeting: October 23-25, 2012 North Charleston, SC
SSC Meeting: October 23-25, 2012 North Charleston, SC Crowne Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; phone: 843/744-4422 Meeting Agenda Briefing Book Materials (posted Read More » -
Fishermen finding carapace increase hard to swallow
Fishermen returning to port in Miminegash on Wednesday were not so much concerned with the size of their catch as they were with what they were Read More » -
Crewman Medevaced from Commercial Fishing Vessel in the Gulf
The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member Sunday from a fishing vessel 40 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received Read More » -
Nation’s ocean scientists meeting at Bigelow Lab on role of plankton
Fifty of the most prominent ocean scientists in the country will come to the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine for a research event about Read More » -
MSC puts P.E.I. Lobster fishery on notice, use less mackerel as bait, or risk eco-friendly stamp
P.E.I. lobster fishermen will have to prove they’re using less mackerel for bait if they’re going to keep their eco-friendly certification. The Island lobster fishery achieved Marine Read More » -
Summer season a mixed bag for Port Townsend fishermen
With the summer season now well astern, many vessels of the Port Townsend fishing fleet have returned to Boat Haven to undergo routine maintenance and repairs. Read More » -
Marblehead lobstermen frustrated by lack of storage options
Local lobstermen are feeling left out in the cold with no place to store their traps for the winter season. “A lot of us would store Read More » -
Fishermen challenge fishing ban, Antiquities Act abuse
Fishermen in New York and Vermont have filed a lawsuit against President Biden and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) challenging a ban on commercial fishing Read More »
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