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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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2 injured after dock collapses in New Bedford
A dock collapsed Wednesday, injuring two people in New Bedford. According to the New Bedford Fire Chief, Scott Kruger, around 2p.m., a pier collapsed at the Read More » -
New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland, ME June 12 -14, 2018
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MAR 15, 2015
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement releases its first-ever Annual Report.
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Tignish boys build snow boat sculpture to honour late great-grandfather
The boat mirrors the real lobster fishing boat captained by their great-grandfather Richard Hogan, who died in June 2018. Like its real-life counterpart, the snow sculpture Read More » -
On the brink: New fishing restrictions — Frustration, anger and perhaps end of an industry –
John Bullard, regional administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said an interim measure is only an allusion.“Fisherman don’t Read More » -
Study: Alaska salmon stocks spiked and crashed long before commercial fishing
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New rules for commercial spiny lobster bully-netting get final vote
If given final approval by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, bully-netting would become a more regulated sector within the state season on spiny lobster Read More » -
Opinion – Hard realities for New England fishermen
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January10, 2020. We extend our condolences to the Gibbs, Davis, and Douglas Families
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Is the answer to Maryland’s blue crab shortage in Italy?
In Italy, where the blue crab is an invasive species, population numbers are growing quickly and threatening the country’s clam industry, according to a report from Read More » -
A robotic crab-cutting machine nabbed a U.S. patent — and a St. John’s team invented it
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Here in Kentucky, sport fishing is gone. Kentucky, Tennessee in fight against Asian carp
Here in Kentucky, sport fishing is gone. The groups that historically flocked to the lakes for vacation have dwindled. On Aug. 1, the Kentucky Department of Read More » -
Canada uses Submarines for Fishery Patrols?
new Victoria-class fleet of submarines are now operational. HMC Submarines Windsor, Victoria, and Chicoutimi were all tested out at sea in December 2014, spending approximately 260 Read More » -
Public Listening Session at the New England Fishery Management Council Meeting: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 – 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Setnet ban gets day in Court; Togiak herring price tanks
A push to ban setnet fishing in urban Alaska regions got a Superior Court hearing this week. Turning to Togiak,,, Read more here 17:34 Read More » -
Trying Very Hard To Die: The Preventable Disease in Commercial Fishing – Is it the work, or the workers?
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Marysville native Dan Borovina, on ‘Deadliest Catch’ finds clarity, recovery on the water
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Report: Removing Lower Snake River dams – Bill filed to save Snake River dams.
If four Lower Snake River dams were breached to support salmon recovery, the energy, irrigation, recreation and other benefits they provide to the Pacific Northwest could Read More » -
Oregon will defy joint fish management on the lower Columbia River
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ripped a hole Friday in the 99-year-old fabric of concurrent fish management on the Columbia River. With a split 4-3 Read More » -
Feds (No EDF and Pew) complain new Red Snapper season will hurt species’ recovery
The U.S. Commerce Department says recreational anglers in the Gulf of Mexico will have 39 more days to fish federal waters for red snapper,,,However, an environmental Read More » -
Connecticut’s fishing fleet facing potentially ‘disastrous’ quota cuts for fluke
“It’s going to put us out of business,” Stonington fisherman Robert Guzzo, vice president of the Southern New England Fishermen and Lobstermen’s Association, said Wednesday. “I’ve Read More » -
Fines to rogue fishermen fall and illegal fishing escapes prosecution, environmentalists claim
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Don Cuddy – Seafood comes in many forms — how fresh is yours?
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