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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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  • State Senate acts to protect bunker fishing in New Jersey

    pressofAtlanticCity.com – New Jersey menhaden fishermen already face a big cut in catches this year, but the state Senate on Monday adopted legislation that would at least prevent Read More »
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    Interior B.C. historical society restoring 90-year-old Japanese-Canadian boat

    The Merriwake fishing boat first hit the water 90 years ago near Prince Rupert, B.C. The gillnetter built by master boat-maker Isamu Matsumoto belonged to a Read More »

  • NatureVest – When Dogs and Pigs Breed

    The Nature Conservancy, the worlds largest ENGO, and JP Morgan the worlds largest bank have created  NatureVest, a multi billion dollar fund that essentially carry’s out Agenda Read More »
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    ‘Get Off The Boat’ — Women In Commercial Fishing Industry Fight Sexual Harassment

    When Robin McAllistar worked in the commercial fishing industry in the 1970s and 1980s, she was often the only woman on the boat. Once, she said Read More »
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    Successful PNA vessel days scheme

    Five years ago managing the PNA fisheries was mostly done with a calculator and pencil, and with data sent by fax or email. Today, the fishery Read More »

  • Science Center for Marine Fisheries Announces New Members: Intershell International Corporation and The Town Dock/Seafreeze Ltd.

    July 11, 2017, Gloucester Pt., VA – Intershell International Corporation, and The Town Dock/Seafreeze Ltd. have become the newest industry partners at the Science Center for Read More »

  • Good News for Georges Bank! – Drilling Moratorium Extended, strong landings of lobster, haddock and scallops

    The announcement in Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s budget that the federal government will join with the Nova Scotia government to legislate an extension to the Georges Read More »

  • Maritime Link project will close stretch of lobster grounds for entire season

    Cable laying and other offshore construction activity for the Maritime Link landfall at Cape Breton will close a three-kilometre long and 600-metre wide swath of ocean bottom Read More »

  • North Pacific council takes first step in creating salmon fishery management plan

    A lot of new faces are coming to the table at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and not a lot of them are happy about Read More »

  • Commercial harvest of Atlantic dolphin from Maine to Florida Closed

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the commercial harvest of Atlantic dolphin from Maine through the east coast of Florida will be closed at Read More »

  • Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20,000 dairy cows

    Scientists have shown that ocean clams and worms are releasing a significant amount of potentially harmful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. The team, from Cardiff University Read More »

  • Editorial: Fishery ‘disaster’ aid out of place in Sandy bill – disaster was largely created by Lubchenco and NOAA

    Yes, fishermen are entitled to disaster aid stemming from the economic calamity documented more than a year ago by Gov. Deval Patrick through the marine science Read More »

  • Worcester launches plan to buy Ocean City fishing harbor seafood businesses, block US Wind

    The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday launched what they’re hailing as “efforts to purchase two properties located in the West Ocean City (WOC) commercial maritime harbor Read More »

  • The Master Lobster brand – “Every lobster fishermen in Prince Edward Island is part of this brand”

    The first shipment of P.E.I.-brand processed lobster products from the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association has left the Island. The blanched frozen lobster was shipped from Royal Star Read More »
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    National Hurricane Center Advisories for the Atlantic- Tropical Storm Laura, and Tropical Storm Marco

    Tropical Storm Laura Public Advisory – Tropical Storm Laura Advisory Number 11, NWS National Hurricane Center, 1100 AM AST Sat Aug 22 2020 >click to read<Tropical Read More »

  • Boom! Oil-exploring seismic blasts could soon disrupt whale territory

    NAGS HEAD, N.C. As early as next spring, the boom of seismic cannons will sound under the Atlantic Ocean as the first oil and gas exploration Read More »
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    An Inlet Seafood owner says lease is not a ‘partnership,’ – Orsted Wind Plans Montauk Operations Site

    “We are pleased to be locating an operations and maintenance facility in Montauk to service our South Fork Wind Farm and bring additional jobs to the Read More »
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    Fishing Rights: Irish fishing group will fight ‘tooth and nail’ against UK quota move

    The head of an Irish fishing group has said they will fight “tooth and nail” a move by the UK government to double the catch quota Read More »
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    Let’s save Maine’s lobster industry from death by regulation

    If you’ve ever been to the state of Oregon – home of the “other” Portland – you only need to drive south of the big city Read More »
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    Sundance Award-Winning Film CODA Filmed in Gloucester

    Paul Vitale of Gloucester has been fishing off his boat, the F/V Angela Rose for 24 years. Most of the time, these days, he heads out Read More »

  • Coast Guard rescues 8 from burning fishing vessel off Oahu

    The Coast Guard rescued eight crewmembers from a burning ship two miles offshore Oahu, Thursday. Eight people are safe after a rescue and assist team from Read More »
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    B.C. Commercial fishermen support cuts in Chinook catches

    The commercial fishing industry in BC is supporting a move to shut down the Chinook salmon fishery in parts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca Read More »

  • Coast Guard medevacs 2 ailing fishermen from 2 different vessels off Atlantic City, NJ

    The Coast Guard medevaced two fishermen from two separate fishing vessels near Atlantic City, New Jersey Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a Read More »
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    Alaskan Pollock Production Continues As Usual Despite The Coronavirus

    “Basically, current demand for Wild Alaska Pollock is very strong and we are doing everything we can at the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers to Read More »
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    Boatbuilders riding wave of demand from lobster industry and other fisheries flourishes

    The lobster industry is booming and with it, its boatbuilding counterpart. While it is hard to predict the ebbs and flows of lobster stocks, current numbers Read More »

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