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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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  • Alaskan claimed ‘unbearable’ physical disability, went fishing

    A 56-year-old Alaskan who claimed disability over the course of five years allegedly went dip netting and fishing nonetheless. Now Amancio Zamora Agcaoili Jr. has been indicted Read More »
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    When All Hell Breaks Loose: Years after Deepwater Horizon, Offshore Drilling Hazards Persist

    This is part one of a three-part investigation into offshore drilling safety. >Read part two here. Read part three here.< They are known as the “last Read More »

  • Fish farms: Dexter government pays big bucks to rag the puck

    The recent announcement and commencement of a long and drawn-out process entitled “Independent Aquaculture Regulatory Review” is an almost perfect example of political diversion, delay and Read More »
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    The Future of Lobstering May Mean Fishing by Computer

    Lobster fishing used to be pretty straightforward. But there may be big changes ahead for fishermen in New England. “First thing you have to remember is, Read More »

  • You can’t make this stuff up! Woman who had sex with DOLPHIN during lab experiments speaks out for first time

    During the swinging 60s,  was part of a Nasa-funded experiment on the US Virgin Islands to teach the intelligent sea creatures how to speak English. In Read More »

  • Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Holland Lobster, 430HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins 8.3L

    Specifications, and information Click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here 11:27 Read More »

  • Fisherman illegally catches more than a dozen oversized stripers off New England coast

    A Massachusetts fisherman is under arrest after investigators announced that he illegally caught 14 oversized striped bass off the New Hampshire coast last week. New Hampshire Read More »

  • Louisiana shrimp catch in September largest since 2003

    Louisiana shrimpers caught more shrimp in September than any other September since 2003, according to federal fisheries estimates released this week. Shrimpers caught 7.9 million pounds of shrimp, Read More »
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    Red Listing Monterey Bay Aquarium Act – Maine politicians call for defunding of Monterey Bay Aquarium

    Lawmakers from Maine have introduced a bill that would defund the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Seafood Watch following the organizations red listing of the American lobster. Read More »

  • Monitoring The Catch Aboard Groundfishing Vessels

    Regulations are stiff in the commercial fishing industry – and especially so for those who go after groundfish like cod and haddock. Now, one of the Read More »

  • Atlantic Charger’s crew rescued from life-raft in Frobisher Bay – Vessel still afloat

    All nine crew members who were aboard a stricken fishing vessel near the mouth of Frobisher Bay in Nunavut have been rescued from a life-raft and are Read More »

  • More restrictions proposed for Northern District setnetters

    Setnetting on the beaches of northern Cook Inlet isn’t a very visible fishery, but participants argue it’s a viable one. The Northern Cook Inlet setnet fishery Read More »

  • Storm Kathleen ties up Irish trawlers amid lucrative prawn fishery

    It is the first weekend of April and the lucrative prawn fishery on the Porcupine Bank closes in three weeks for Irish trawlers. The bank is Read More »

  • St. Matthew Blue King Crab Fishery Closes Again

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is shutting down the St. Matthew blue king crab fishery. This isn’t the first time that St. Matt’s crab has Read More »

  • Adak, Norton Sound net new crab fishery regulations and more – Molly Dischner

    Alaska’s Board of Fisheries took steps toward creating more crab fishing opportunity in Norton Sound and near Adak this week. Read more here  BOF approves Kuskokwim Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 05, 2020

    Legislative updates, Bill updates, Calendar, >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here< 23:07 Read More »

  • DFO concerned by deaths of 5 endangered North Atlantic Right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is working with marine mammal experts, scientists, and fishery officers from across Atlantic Canada to determine what has caused the recent Read More »

  • Bering Sea fishery management needs to change for halibut users across Alaska

    This year the Magnuson Stevens Act will be reauthorized by Congress. The MSA is the law by which the National Marine Fisheries Service and the North Read More »

  • What are your thoughts on the future of this region? U.S. Arctic Research Commission to meet in Unalaska

    Is enough being done to protect the endangered Steller sea lion? What about offshore oil development? Does the oil rig Kulluk represent a bright economic future, Read More »

  • My Turn: Growing sea otter population in Southeast Alaska focus of upcoming symposium

    Sea otters, which were hunted to extinction in Southeast Alaska during the 18th and 19th century fur trade, were reintroduced in the 1960s. In this region, 403 Read More »

  • Red Cove Seafood Products Inc., owner James Russell Rayner, pleads not guilty on five charges

    The case of a Cape Wolfe fish processing company that allegedly failed to meet quality control standards and sold lobster that wasn’t properly stored is going Read More »
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    Keep NC seafood (especially SHRIMP) on our tables online petition gains support

    An Ocracoke resident has started an online petition to oppose a request from the N.C. Wildlife Federation before the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission for new rules Read More »

  • A true story, but ever so fishy…

    You may have heard of Chevron, the huge oil and gas company and probably one of the biggest oil producers in the world. But you may Read More »
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    North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for August 24, 2018

    >Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<13:08 Read More »
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    Who’s Buying Lobster?!! Maine Lobster Industry Pivots Focus

    The Maine lobster industry has shifted it focus from foodservice to retail as restaurant demand has fallen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While 70 percent of Maine Read More »

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