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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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    He had 48 hours left to live. So he married his girlfriend of 17 years

    Earlier this summer, 35-year-old Billy Burgoyne got the worst news anyone could receive: doctors told him that his long fight with cancer was soon going to Read More »

  • CSF STATEMENT ON EXPERIMENTAL GBYTF FISHERY Presented to New England Fishery Management Council

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    Maine Shrimpers Face Big Changes Under Upcoming Regulations

    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has scheduled three meetings in Maine next week to take comments on a proposed amendment, known as “Draft Addendum Read More »
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    Good morning, Eureka! Fifth Street is Covered in Fish Guts

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  • Bill could open Bristol Bay along with many other areas in the U.S., to offshore drilling.

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  • While kings drive news, sockeyes drive area’s economy – Part 3

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    Complaints about ‘chalky’ halibut draw attention from international commission

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  • UPDATED: GOP Kicks Off Effort To Roll Back Obama’s Monument Designations

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    Search for Mary’s Harbour fishermen enters 2nd day as N.L. communities hold vigils overnight

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  • Small town fisherman harpooned on federal charges for catch that’s legal in other states: lawyer

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    Rising costs drain contingency fund for Canada’s new fisheries science ships

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  • Mississippi Department of Marine Resources tackles proposed change in gill net regulations

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    Bodega Bay crab fleet to sit out Dungeness opener to avoid whales, urging other ports to do same

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  • Southeast’s first crab fisheries of the year set to open

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  • Its all about the Quality! Maine lobstermen learn quality improvement

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  • What it means to be a Newfoundlander is quickly changing

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