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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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  • New, more restrictive regulations sought for bass fishing

    Many anglers and conservation groups are putting pressure on fish managers to tighten limits on recreational and commercial fishing of striped bass. <Read more here> 18:43 Read More »

  • Alaska fisherman could get six months in prison after attempting to kill sperm whale

    Federal prosecutors are recommending that an Alaska fisher serve six months in prison, pay a $25,000 fine and be banned from commercial fishing for a year Read More »

  • Fish Are Fueling a Battle to Preserve Offshore Rigs as Artificial Reefs along the California Coast

    Sprawled on the bottom level of a massive oil rig more than 11 miles from the shores of Long Beach, the half-dozen sea lions grow louder Read More »
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    Offshore wind project raises questions for lobstermen

    A Gulf of Maine offshore wind power initiative Maine Governor Janet Mills rolled out late last year has raised concern in the lobster fishing community,,, Mills Read More »

  • N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Board stacked with special interests, votes to “Crack Down” on Shrimp Trawling

    Carrying out a very transparent agenda to support special interest groups, the Marine Fisheries Commission voted Thursday to accept a petition from the NC Wildlife Federation Read More »
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    Stonington fish wholesaler calls on Sen. Blumenthal for help

    Ten years ago Gambardella Wholesale Seafood would take in fish from eight to ten boats a day. This week they only had one boat. The Stonington Read More »
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    New leaders of FFAW and ASP pledge to work together for 2023 snow crab season

    The Fish, Food & Allied Workers union and the Association of Seafood Producers have long butted heads over issues related to the fishing industry but say Read More »

  • Cold Water Cowboys star taking fame in stride

    Although he’s taken some teasing from friends and occasionally gets recognized in public, Caines said his newfound notoriety isn’t likely to go to his head. “I’m Read More »
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    Shorthanded – Shrimp industry fears worker shortage

    The Texas shrimp industry is celebrating a handful of recent legislative wins while also dreading next year’s shrimp season if changes aren’t made to the seasonal Read More »

  • Alaska’s Copper River salmon fly to Seattle

    An Alaska Air Cargo plane from Cordova touched down Friday morning and the pilots emerged with a 48-pound king salmon. They carried it down a red Read More »

  • For the love of cod, do it right this time: fishermen

    Fishermen along the south coast of the province fear lessons learned from years of being under cod fishing moratoriums might be forgotten.And if history repeats itself Read More »

  • Carteret officials respond to loggerhead protections

    Nearly a year after threatening a lawsuit over proposed federal rules intended to protect loggerhead sea turtles, Carteret County officials got a response to its concerns. Read More »
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    British Columbia: What is behind the sockeye salmon collapse?

    The sockeye salmon run this year, is, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada and other reputable sources, down considerably. The reason for this, depends on who Read More »
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    Falmouth Lifeboat celebrates its 150th anniversary

    Falmouth’s first lifeboat arrived 150 years ago and since then the town’s volunteer crews have been on more than 2,500 shouts saving 440 lives. This year Read More »

  • Fogo Island fish harvesters trained to deploy oil boom

    A group of fish harvesters on Fogo Island is now trained to deploy an oil containment boom if a spill were to happen in local fishing areas. The harvesters practiced deploying Read More »
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    Obituary: Commercial Fisherman Edwin Lee Owings, 1958-2021

    Eddie passed away peacefully on February 23, 2021, at 62 years old, in Crescent City. He was born in Fort Bragg to Thelma and Joel Owings. Read More »
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    Drone scours half of WA coast in search of missing fisherman

    A drone with a camera last weekend flew over 109 miles of Pacific coastline, from the mouth of the Columbia River to the Quinault Indian Reservation, Read More »

  • Angela Sanfilippo, Decades Long Fishing Industry Crusader and Advocate Awarded Top Fishing Industry Honor

    Angela Sanfilippo said she wasn’t expecting any awards Sunday when she traveled to New Bedford for that city’s Working Waterfront Festival. She was in for a surprise. Read More »
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    UK set to back down over fishing quotas during Brexit transition

    The UK government has accepted that British fishermen will not enjoy a larger share of the fish available to be caught in domestic waters during the Read More »

  • Feds OK new balance for Klamath water

    GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A new plan for balancing scarce water in the Klamath Basin between fish and farms won’t harm salmon or other fish Read More »

  • Rusty Brace Defeat’s NOAA Office of Law Enforcement on behalf of Jason and Shane Robinson

    For longtime fishermen Jason and Shane Robinson, the decision saved them from paying more than $17,000 in fines, which is a relatively low amount compared to Read More »

  • Alaska Gov. Walker Touts Fisheries in Pep Talk

    Wednesday night’s State of the State address by Governor Bill Walker was as much a pep talk as any thing else to a state facing huge Read More »
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    NEFMC Approves Atlantic Herring Amendment 8; Asks NMFS to Set 2019 Catch Limits

    On September 25 during its meeting in Plymouth, MA, the New England Fishery Management Council approved Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. The Read More »
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    Coast Guard, others searching for a fisherman in the water in Nushagak Bay, Alaska

    The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water in Nushagak Bay, Monday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and C-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Read More »

  • The American eel’s ‘endangered’ designation isn’t backed up by the science

    Over the past decade, eel fishermen in Maine and all along the Atlantic coast have been part of a responsibly managed fishery, adhering to stringent regulations Read More »

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