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Fishermen voice concerns on new regulations at the Surf City Commercial Fisherman’s Town Hall meeting

September 24, 2014 Mid Atlantic

Fishermen from up and down the coast gathered Tuesday in Surf City to make their voices heard at the Commercial Fisherman’s Town Hall Meeting. The meeting at Batson’s Galley Restaurant gave people in the commercial fishing industry a chance to ask questions and voice concerns about new fishing regulations. Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender, was present along with Jerry Schill, president of the N.C. Fisheries Association. Read the rest here 20:05

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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Fishermen voice concerns on new regulations at the Surf City Commercial Fisherman’s Town Hall meeting

Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

The government of Nova Scotia is seeking feedback from communities for their first step in developing an aquaculture strategy.

PEI Fishermen’s Association taking major steps at self promotion campaign called “Taste Wild PEI Lobster Campaign.”

Gulf of St. Lawrence redfish population in decline even before fishery reopens, report finds

•Locating cod spawning grounds is critical to rebuilding stocks, and ‘torpedoes’ are helping scientists to find them.

Fish-farm madness – A US/Canadian Collaborative, The “Joint Forward Plan”

Legislation for lobster levy ready – won’t go ahead without fishermen’s support

West Coast waters shifting to lower-productivity regime, new NOAA report finds

The Saving Seafood Crew exposes the Myths of Blue Ocean Institute’s Elizabeth Brown

Hawaii Fish Council Urges Trump To Open Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument To Fishing

Lobster dealers hope for a fall surge

Grocery chain uses local fishermen for ads

An ailing crewmember from F/V Green Acres gets Medevac

NoRigs 3 calls on Harper government to extend Georges Bank drilling moratorium

Bunker and Ellis: How two men played pool and became boatbuilding icons

North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 24, 2016

Bristol Bay red king crab quota caught

Fight to keep Snake River dams is not over

Unalaska marine salvage expert Dan Magone, blast needed to free shipwrecked crabber F/V Arctic Hunter

Forget Maine, Jersey fisherman catch quality lobsters

North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 15, 2018

Out-of-season fishing research set-aside program ripe for abuse, critics say

NOAA: Temporary rule allows shrimpers limited tow times as an alternative to TED’s

The Long Haul, Part 4 – Protected Seals Raise Many Questions

Stricter West Coast fishing rules spur new technology aimed at recovering groundfish species

Shem Creek shrimpers grapple with impending life raft requirement

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