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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update September 12, 2022
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PAT NEAL: Whales’ boundless salmon appetite
Then there are the many other toxic concerns to keep you awake at night, such as: Are your whales getting enough salmon? A recent article in the Read More » -
The fishing war over Brexit has begun! Norway races to catch fish before they reach UK waters.
The fishing war over Brexit has begun! Norway is racing to catch fish before they reach UK waters. According to rumors, BREXIT would trigger a fishing Read More » -
Cook Inlet: As we welcome the new year, the fisheries debate continues
We’re going to usher out the old year just as we welcomed it — discussing the salmon management situation in Cook Inlet. A lot of the Read More » -
As anniversary nears, reports on deadly F/V Orin C sinking unfinished
Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of the sinking of the Orin C and the death of Gloucester fisherman David “Heavy D” Sutherland, but the final Read More » -
Will Britain’s fishermen be better off after Brexit?
Britain’s fishing industry accounts for only a tiny part of the UK economy, contributing less than half a per cent to annual GDP. But it is Read More » -
U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies continue to assess Tanker Coimbra Southeast of Shinnecock Inlet
The U.S. Coast Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, along with contracted Resolve Marine Group, continue to assess the tanker Coimbra located approximately Read More » -
Labour Board removes investigator assigned to FISH-NL’s certification application; entire process ‘a nightmare’
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is deeply concerned that the investigator with the province’s Labour Relations Board assigned to its Read More » -
New Bedford City Council Votes for Fishing Crisis Summit; Gomes Calls Out Senators
Concerns of local fisherman have been voiced in recent weeks about the restrictions put on the industry relative to the conviction of “Codfather” Carlos Rafael and Read More » -
David MacKay – Strait to the source, a fisherman’s view of B.C.’s herring fishery
The herring fishery “war” in B.C., as referred to in a previous publication in the Tyee, began with a petition and has since devolved into a Read More » -
Legal issues holding up fish-farming complaint to environmental commission
VANCOUVER – An effort by environmentalists, a First Nation and commercial fishermen to use a NAFTA side agreement to force Canada to change the way it Read More » -
Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Power Offshore Oil Platforms Gains Approval
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved the plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm which will mean the Snorre and Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 1, 2016
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates, Click here 10:25 Read More » -
ENC shrimper thinking of new ways to get his product to customers amid inflation
Inflation is making it harder for fisherman to turn a profit. Now, it’s fueling them to make decision on how they sell their catch. One local Read More » -
Canada: What’s missing from CETA deal? Some folks in the province’s sealing industry can probably give you an idea.
We’ve talked a lot about the things that were included in the CETA deal, but what might be missing from it? Some folks in the province’s Read More » -
NOAA should extend fishermen’s input to new year’s rules, too
The announcement that Fisheries has agreed to pull back elements of last November’s emergency Gulf of Maine cod protective measures represents good news on several fronts. Read More » -
Dirty Secret Behind Wind Turbines, They Need Lots Of Oil
Offshore wind turbines may generate green energy, but they use a lot more oil than proponents like to admit. Just installing the foundation of a single offshore Read More » -
Tories promise wider shark fin ban
OTTAWA — The Harper government, in an apparent nod to public concern over the “barbaric” shark finning industry, said Monday it will consider regulatory changes to Read More » -
Crab Legs worth fighting for! Two arrested when dispute over crab legs turns violent
Seafood is quite the delicacy in some parts of the U.S., and some love it so much that they’re willing to fight and get arrested in Read More » -
Pembrokeshire fisherman search resumes: One fisherman has been rescued
Coastguards have confirmed one man has been found and taken to hospital in the search for the crew of a sunken fishing boat in Pembrokeshire. The Read More » -
F/V A.M.G – Beached Shrimp boat at Ormond turns around as crew works to move it
The shrimp boat beached for more than a week has spun away from shore as crew members Thursday morning were running the engines and appeared to Read More » -
U.S. Appeals Court’s unanimous decision supports shrimp trawling in state sounds
Commercial shrimpers in the state’s sounds received an overwhelming vote of confidence Monday, Aug. 7 with a unanimous decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Read More » -
North Pacific Seafoods faces class action lawsuit for workers’ alleged rodent-infested, moldy lodging and wage theft
The seafood processing industry in Alaska attracts thousands of seasonal workers, many of whom are from out of state. North Pacific Seafoods Inc., responsible for roughly Read More » -
The hard life of a fisherman who wouldn’t change it for the world
Mark Ainsworth travels over 200 miles from Staffordshire to Plymouth’s Fish Quay, when he’s needed, to fish off the coast of Devon and Cornwall with experienced Read More » -
Should the Scallop Industry that saved itself from NMFS doom regulate itself? You’re damned right it should!
Fisheries Survival Fund tells Senators scallopers have earned the right to self-regulation; Argues regulators failed to solve problems when they could – Eric Hansen and Drew Minkiewicz Read More »
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