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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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The Salem News Our view: NOAA leaders should extend cod rules
It’s too early to gauge the legitimacy of the latest NOAA science and assessment of the Gulf of Maine cod stocks.,,,But given that the latest assessments Read More » -
Sea vomit: Why DFO is worried about an invasive species with a disgusting name
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is asking fishermen to keep an eye out for an invasive species in the Bay of Fundy, one that has an unforgettable Read More » -
Deepwater Wind Farm Representatives Face Blowback
As a deadline looms for the submission of applications to federal and state agencies, Deepwater Wind, the Rhode Island company seeking to construct a 15-turbine wind Read More » -
Many words created few changes to the Gulf of Alaska bycatch reduction package the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is pondering.
At its June meeting in Kodiak, the council held another session dedicated to the plan, which would enact one of several options aimed at reducing the Read More » -
New queen conch harvest limits in effect off St. Croix
The new commercial trip limit is 200 queen conch per vessel per day, according to the Southeast Regional Office of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service. more@virginislandsdailynews Read More » -
Lake Erie commercial fishermen sell catch right off their boat
Whatever Jim Shaffer and Brian Sontag are doing, they’d rather be fishing. “We’ve been friends since second grade,” Sontag said. “We have pictures of us fishing Read More » -
One month into the season, Bristol Bay halibut fishermen harvest a quarter of the quota
Bristol Bay fishermen have landed 8,700 pounds of halibut so far. This year’s quota for area 4-E is 33,900 pounds, significantly less than last year’s quota Read More » -
Resolute Delivered To Fraserburgh Owners
Pelagic trawler Resolute BF-50 has been delivered to owners Castlehill in Fraserburgh, calling in its home port for the first time the delivery trip from Spain, before Read More » -
NH Candidates Sought/New England Fishery Management Council – Feb. 5
DURHAM, N.H. — The State of New Hampshire has been notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service of vacancies for New Hampshire’s obligatory seat and two Read More » -
France orders rare Atlantic fishing ban to protect dolphins
The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry. The Read More » -
Newport Fishermen’s Wives: Blazer sinking highlights need for Coast Guard rescue helicopter
The helicopter was dispatched before dawn on Saturday to rescue the boat’s five-person crew as the vessel sunk near Siletz Bay. If the helicopter hadn’t been Read More » -
It’s not easy being the family left onshore when the lobster fishery starts
The knot in my stomach started as soon as I read the post that dumping day in the southwestern Nova Scotia lobster fishery was a go Read More » -
Each June and July near the full moon, the northern Gulf of Mexico hosts a mysterious gathering of sharks.
Dozens of hulking whale sharks glide around each other with mouths agape as they skim the water’s surface during a 12-hour tuna egg buffet of sorts. A Read More » -
BREAKING – Nova Scotia boat F/V Miss Ally spotted capsized, but still afloat – Last Updated: Feb 23, 2013 11:38 AM
A plane has located the hull of the Miss Ally, the boat that capsized off the coast of Nova Scotia last Sunday in rough weather with Read More » -
Who’s on the take? Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Mitigation Can Ease Offshore Wind Opponents’ Pain
Opponents of offshore wind offer different reasons for their position: fear of impacts on the marine ecology; fear of loss of income for fishers; fear of Read More » -
Massachusetts: “Hey ! your going the wrong way.” Renewable Energy Failures Mount, While in RI,,,
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Don Young’s bill concerns Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance
The Chatham-based Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance, as part of the Fisheries Community Coalition, has reservations about the new version, introduced by Alaska Congressman Don Young. Read More » -
Canadian Coast Guard vessel to be named after soldier killed in 2008
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West Coast fishery managers (PFMC) days away from landmark decision on forage fish
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Remembrance Day: Memory of Labrador veteran killed in Afghanistan lives on
Friends and family remember Chad O’Quinn of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., as being larger than life, someone who enjoyed living on the edge and gave his Read More » -
Enterprise III Joins the Fraserburgh Fleet
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Is Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively on the pipe? Says the commercial salmon industry in Alaska is losing its importance!
Pebble Partnership CEO John Shively is in Washington, D.C. this week lobbying Congress. “You have to understand that the reason five senators from the West Coast Read More » -
Coast Guard completes 13-hr overnight tow of fishing vessel offshore Port Orford, Ore.
A Coast Guard 52-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 68-ton commercial fishing vessel Tuesday morning across the Coos Bay Bar, west of North Bend. Watchstanders Read More » -
What’s going to have two claws and a hard shell? Shippagan’s new roadside attraction
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Beaufort County shrimpers netting big white shrimp as season opens. ‘Thankful everyday’
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