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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 fight to protect right whale, lobsters roils Maine politics

    In a state where few things matter more than lobster, it’s no surprise that Mainers are getting a hefty portion of crustacean politics as part of Read More »

  • Warped Notions of Predator/ Prey Relationships, or Why Eco Based Management will be the final Battlefront of Fishing Industry Survival

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  • Alaska fishing groups protest expanded observers program Ketchican, Alaska

    “A lot of Alaska fishermen are sitting here saying this program, which is  scheduled to start in a month, is extremely onerous for the small  community-based Read More »

  • Fishing industry lacking in cooperation, says minister

    DEBERT- The biggest challenge for the fishing industry today is lack of co-operation, says the minister of fisheries and oceans. “We need to market under one Read More »

  • Nova Scotia Fish Packers Association says the pre – election loan to Blue Wave Seafoods is questionable

    The NDP is being criticized for a $500,000 loan made in a key riding on August 29 – several days before the election was called. Blue Read More »
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    Beloved NJ Fisherman Dies Suddenly From ‘Massive’ Brain Bleed

    Beloved New Jersey native and local fisherman Eric Charles Kelly died from a “massive” brain bleed on Friday, March 11. He was 24. Kelly was passionate Read More »

  • Sullivan Win’s! Begitch Out! Loses Chair, U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommitee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

    Republican Dan Sullivan won Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, defeating first-term incumbent Democrat Mark Begich. Sullivan led Begich by about 8,100 votes on Election Night last week Read More »

  • Brains vs prawn: the trawlers who put the shrimps on our barbies

    ON A BALMY moonless night, prawn fisherman Kim Justice, 61, pilots the Coral J from Wallaroo to the night’s fishing grounds in Spencer Gulf. As the Read More »

  • Kasilof red salmon at record-breaking levels

    An emergency-order opening commercial set and drift gillnet fisheries in the Cook Inlet on Saturday was issued by Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers attempting Read More »
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    Most New Jerseyans say they do not want massive wind farms at the shore 

    Support for building wind turbines off New Jersey’s coast has taken a dive in the last four years, particularly among residents of shore towns, a Stockton Read More »

  • Push for new FISH-NL fishermen union an opportunistic ‘raid’ of FFAW, claims president of the Canadian Labour Congress

    The president of one of Canada’s biggest labour groups says he’s justified in calling Ryan Cleary opportunistic for trying to start a new fishers union separate from the Read More »
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    Family of missing shrimper hopeful he’ll be found; clinging to memories

    The Baldwin County man apparently was thrown overboard when the 50 foot “Chief” capsized early Friday morning near the mouth of Mobile Bay. His family clinging Read More »

  • Alaska Board of Fisheries spurns Central Peninsula – stigma that this area is dangerous to board members

    By the time the Alaska Board of Fisheries holds its next meeting on Upper Cook Inlet fisheries, it will have been nearly 20 years since its Read More »
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    DFO Accused of Coverup. DFO suppressing research on steelhead

    Thompson River and Chilcotin steelhead populations are teetering on the brink of extinction, according to the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF), while the Department of Fisheries and Read More »

  • Bigelow Breakdown – Fish Survey at Risk of Skewed Data?

    Even before mechanics found deeply pitted bearings near crankshafts in its generators, problems that could have led to catastrophic engine failure, the Henry B. Bigelow was Read More »
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    Sector IX Responds to NOAA Groundfish Ban

    Sector IX sent a 15 page response to John Bullard and NOAA on Saturday after the governing agency banned the sector from groundfishing two weeks ago. Read More »

  • iPhone and Android App helps track changes to fishing laws

    The app, available for both iPhone and Android users, was developed for the management council by an outside contractor that previously worked on similar software for Read More »

  • Parade of wooden boats offers glimpse of Seattle’s maritime history

    If you miss the parade, you can still see the boats — three of which are more than a century old — on South Lake Union Read More »

  • Kodiak fishermen share thoughts on the biggest fishing challenges

    “I think finding crew from the younger generation. I was the only person in my highschool that was or wanted to be a fisherman.”  “Well the Read More »
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    Support local fishers by buying local! Virus outbreak in China triggers Tasmanian lobster lockout

    Tasmania’s rock lobster industry has been left treading water following mass cancellations from Chinese buyers.,, “Because of that the restaurants have cancelled their orders,” Mr Sansom said. Read More »
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    ‘They look at me as an outsider’: Cape Breton fisherman says boat burned, gear vandalized

    Adam Morrison said he bought the licence for more than $800,000 and had fished lobster previously in a nearby community, Big Bras d’Or, for an employer. Read More »

  • Subsistence Boundaries Take Center Stage at Joint Board of Fisheries and Game Meeting – Video

    More Alaskans shared their concerns over subsistence boundaries on Sunday at the Joint Board of Fisheries and Game meeting. more@ktuu  22:41 Read More »
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    HB 52 would hurt commercial fishing and community

    Rep. Vance’s Bill HB 52 is irresponsible, anti-commercial fishing, anti-community and presented with false and misleading statements. HB 52 is about removing approximately 123 acres of Read More »

  • Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JANUARY 27, 2013

    “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 »
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    Theresa May warned over handing UK fishing waters to Brussels

    Despite failing to capture a Commons majority, the Prime Minister has insisted she will stick to the schedule and get the Brexit talks underway despite pressure Read More »

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