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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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U.S. Coast Guard medevacs a fisherman from a crab boat 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor
The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing boat Tuesday approximately 200 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Read More » -
Smart Trawling prototype to protect the seabed
Prototype technology unveiled by Sealord is being developed to provide skippers with a real-time view of the ocean floor and equipment while fishing, resulting in smart Read More » -
Independent Kodiak Fisherman Addresses his Concerns to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Jim Balsiger
Dear Jim & Secretary Ross, Thank you, once again, for a response to my letters (19 October, 2016) re Trawl violations in the Gulf of Alaska. Read More » -
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Federal fisheries enforcement and the 2012 election – a purposeful cover-up? Fact: Senator Scott Brown (Republican) and candidate Elizabeth Warren (Democrat) are in a close race Read More » -
Commercial crabber calls out Al Gore on fake science, explains sea level hasn’t changed at all since 1970
In promotion of his latest film, “An Inconvenient Sequel,” former vice president and global warming activist Al Gore is still desperately trying to make the case Read More » -
Chevron shelves plans for Beaufort Sea drilling
Chevron Corp. has shelved plans to drill a multimillion-dollar deep-water well in Canada’s Beaufort Sea, blaming the sharp drop in oil prices that has forced deep Read More » -
Is Phillip Boudreau really a victim? by Phonse Jessome
Phillip Boudreau is a murder victim and they rarely need defending but maybe he does. It might be easy to blame him for what happened but Read More » -
Catch Shares Enable Wealthy Landlords to Gobble Up Local Fisheries
A recent investigative report has reignited public discussion over catch shares, a controversial approach to fisheries management that privatizes the rights to fish. The investigation exposed Read More » -
Lennox Island chief says First Nation has right to fish lobster in July
Chief Darlene Bernard was reacting to a statement the PEIFA issued last week indicating it supports a mid-summer ban on all lobster fishing activity in the Read More » -
USDA will invest $52 million to help fishing industry on the West Coast
The struggling fisheries industry on the West Coast is getting a much-needed financial boost from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will Read More » -
Grachek – American Seafoods Group: What made America Great?
One of these times, after one of these failed empires, the financial luminaries—that seem to want to run the world—might realize that not everything can be Read More » -
Governor Mills Directs Administration to Prepare to Distribute $60 Million in Storm Relief as Soon as Funding Becomes Available
Governor Janet Mills today directed her Administration to take the steps necessary to distribute the $60 million in storm relief as soon as the money becomes Read More » -
Maine: Two More Towns Join Fight Against Industrial Salmon Farm Near Acadia
“Momentum continues to build against this inappropriate and destructive project, and we expect more towns and local groups to join the opposition in the weeks ahead,” Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs man near Nantucket, Mass.from F/V Mekong
BOSTON — Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a 39-year-old male from the fishing vessel Mekong approximately 10 nautical miles east of Nantucket, Mass., at approximately Read More » -
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Seattle, WA January 30 thru February 6, 2017
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will begin their meeting week on Monday, January 30, and continue through Monday February 6, 2017 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel, Read More » -
Asian demand for Canadian lobster on the rise – price not reflecting the increase
Canadian lobster are growing but one lobster fisherman says that hasn’t had much impact on Maritime shore prices. Bernie Berry of the Coldwater Lobster Association said Read More » -
Fisheries Minister Confronted by Protestors at FFAW Rally
Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg stepped into a lion’s den earlier today as he addressed a crowd gathered at an FFAW protest. The Union organized rallies in Read More » -
Are we really going to let them kill our ocean and our fishing way of life?
Generations of fishermen are no longer fishing because of the restrictions and unfair quota from faulty science. Like I said in earlier posts, we went from Read More » -
Penobscot Bay Pilot Photo gallery: 2015 Maine Fishermen’s Forum
The Samoset Resort Saturday was packed with people, all turned out for the 40th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Today was the last day of the three-day Read More » -
Peripheral tunnel opponents will hold “Death of Delta” funeral on Thursday April 4, on Thursday, April 4, at noon in Sacramento by Dan Bacher
Stop Governor Jerry Brown, Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and Deputy Secretary Jerry Meral from overseeing the Death of the Delta. Attend the news conference outside the Read More » -
‘Deadliest Catch’ Cleans Up with Wins at 2014 Creative Emmy Awards
Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch won big at the 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, August 16, taking home three awards including a win for Outstanding Read More » -
NOAA Approves State Water Exemptions for Scallop Fisheries in Maine and Massachusetts
The State Waters Scallop Exemption Program allows federal permit holders to fish in the state waters scallop fishery on a more equitable basis where federal and state Read More » -
On This Day: The Arctic Corsair was launched 60 years today
Today marks the 60th birthday of one of Hull’s most high-profile pieces of maritime heritage. On Monday, February 29, 1960 the newly-built Arctic Corsair trawler was Read More » -
A couple of articles at GDT – Meeting on fishery aid distribution set for here …and Sounding off on Magnuson
The state’s first public meeting on the spending plan for Massachusetts’ $14.5 million portion of the federal groundfish disaster funds is scheduled for Gloucester on July Read More » -
Morro Bay group makes move to help mend fisheries
The Nature Conservancy has transferred its Central Coast commercial fishing quotas to a Morro Bay nonprofit group. The Morro Bay Community Quota Fund will now manage Read More »
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