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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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    The Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety is asking New England lobstermen to help design a life jacket they would actually wear every day. It Read More »

  • Myths that won’t go away – Stories about fisheries sustainability that are simply wrong

    The scientific literature, print and e-media are full of stories on fisheries sustainability that are simply wrong – yet keep getting repeated and are widely accepted. Read More »
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    StripedBassHole: The old GDT Blog, and Opening our Eyes to Global Issues

    It’s interesting how blind we can become to the World around us. News in general be it written, Radio, Television, Internet, you name it. Has a Read More »
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    Northern cod stock declined over last year; scientists urge minimum fishing effort

    Those in the province’s fishing industry hoping the northern cod would be ready for a commercial fishery in a few years’ time — a saviour to Read More »

  • WHOA! HANDS UP!! – Fish and Wildlife Enforcement division splintered by internal conflict

    The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s enforcement division is a serious mess and someone needs to be held accountable, says a parade of critics both inside Read More »
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    Fishers struggle as lobster ‘nearly as cheap as chocolate’

    A dramatic collapse in export markets has flooded Australia with large quantities of cheap lobsters selling for as little as $35 a kilogram. At that price, Read More »
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    Fishers, St. Vincent Harbour Authority pleased with ice breaker response time

    “They did marvelous” says St. Vincent’s Harbour Authority’s president Jake Hunt. ‘They’ are the icebreaker crew who opened up the waters around Hare Bay this week. Read More »

  • Objections registered to 3PS MSC cod certification will be heard by adjudicator

    A hearing on whether the Canadian southern Newfoundland cod fishery in 3 PS will get MSC certification was held on Feb. 10. The Southern Newfoundland cod Read More »

  • Low Skeena River sockeye numbers shut down First Nations food fishery, recreational fishery

    The reason for the closure is due to the extremely low number of salmon returning to the system. The DFO estimates that only 408,000 fish have returned, Read More »

  • Just Now! Gloucester, Ma

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    Demand for whale meat in Norway rising after years of decline

    Norway remains one of only three countries to publicly allow commercial whaling, along with Japan and Iceland. Much of the catch is sent to Japan, where demand is high, Read More »

  • Oral argument scheduled for observer lawsuit

    Oral argument in the lawsuit over the federal observer program is scheduled for April. Judge H. Russel Holland will hear from The Boat Company, the Fixed Read More »
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    Arson probe launched after fishing boat blaze in Sunderland

    Police and fire chiefs are today investigating the cause of a blaze on board a fishing boat moored in Sunderland. A member of the public raised Read More »
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    What? No Fresh Oregon Crab? Oregon crab fleet remains in port 2 weeks after open of Dungeness season

    The commercial Dungeness crab season, Oregon’s most valuable fishery, opened at 12:01 a.m. on December 16. Two weeks later, the fleet remains tied up in port Read More »
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    Search for skipper and crew of sunk Jersey fishing boat called off

    The search for a skipper and two crew lost when their Jersey fishing boat collided with a freight vessel in the Channel and sank has been called Read More »
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    Opponents of ultra-deep BP wells off N.S. coast speaking at SMU

    Eight years ago on an April evening, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 workers, injuring 17 more and leaking Read More »

  • Happy Birthday to the U.S Coast Guard – Celebrating 225 Years!

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  • The 2013 Arctic Science Conference – September 26th–28th in Kodiak, Alaska

    Fisheries and Watersheds: Food Security, Education and Sustainability Future concerns about Alaska’s marine resources, particularly the fisheries, revolve around the status of research and education and Read More »
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    Canadian Wildfire Season Is Upon Us (A Few Engineering Notes on the Season)

    In case you haven’t noticed the smell of burnt flannel and soft wood in the air, it is definitely Canadian fire season. This French fried time Read More »

  • La Scie fisherman nets $15K fine for illegally poaching halibut

    A stakeout of the wharf in St. Lawrence two summers ago has netted a hefty fine for one halibut fisherman convicted of violating the federal Fisheries Act.  Keith Bath Read More »

  • NEFMC Meeting December 16-18, 2013 – Listen LIVE! (Thats a Crapshoot, though) The NEFMC webinar quality track record sucks!

    New England Fishery Management Council Meeting  DoubleTree Hotel 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923 Phone: 978/777-2500 ; Fax: 978/750-7959 December 16-18, 2013 Agenda pdf   Webinar Registration   Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ 2005 Wayne Beal Lobster Boat, John Deere 750 Diesel

    To review specifications, information, and 10 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 10:15 Read More »
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    Wind reps, Ocean City fishermen still far apart – “We’re going to be pushed out,,,

    Last week, representatives from US Wind, Director of External Affairs Nancy Sopko, Director of Marine Affairs Ben Cooper and Fisheries Liaison Ron Larsen, briefed the Mid-Atlantic Read More »

  • Why China just may be the seal hunt’s last hope

    If you’re looking for the new Always in Vogue location, it’s just around the corner from Sephora in the mall. Except that the mall is not Read More »

  • Fishermen ready for crab season

    Fishermen admit the delay is inconvenient, and came at an inopportune time, but are realistic about the delay, and know it’s just part of the industry. Read More »

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