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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet
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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Lobster harvesters in Atlantic Canada to vote on increasing minimum legal size this year
At stake is maintaining access to the United States market. “It will be an individual vote. That’s a big decision that every single enterprise and owner Read More » -
Alaska’s Halibut, Black Cod Harvest Season Opens Tomorrow
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Scientists find a crab party deep in the ocean
A year ago, researchers in two small submarines were exploring a seamount — an underwater, flat-topped mountain — off the Pacific coast of Panama when they Read More » -
Coast Guard battles to reopen Georgia ports after hurricane Matthew
When Hurricane Matthew hit the Georgia coastline over the weekend, high winds damaged navigational signs and buoys, shutting down the state’s busiest ports. Now, the Coast Read More » -
Australian film director plans to restore and create documentary film on fishing trawler Pacific Venture
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SA government targets lobster poacher’s US trust millions after conviction
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) will be making use of diplomatic channels and legal remedies to access the funds in an international fishing Read More » -
Virginia Marine Police issue 500 citations for oyster poaching
Newport News, Va. – An ongoing Virginia Marine Police operation to protect a resurgent oyster population has resulted in 500 citations issued to commercial watermen over Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 1, 2015
Click to read Weekly Update for May 1, 2015 as a PDF To read all the updates, click here 19:02 Read More » -
$200k investment in Canadian cod processing
Canadian cod and , is investing in new equipment to help boost product yield and quality after receiving CAD$200,000 from the Provincial Government.The funding, provided through Read More » -
A Big One! NEFMC Groundfish Committee Meeting – Wed. and Thurs. September 17-18, 2014 – Listen Live
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. each day at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, 363 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, ME 04106. Read More » -
Nonprofit Center for Sustainable Fisheries backs suit against NOAA policy
Key quotes – charging National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s inability to utilize the best science available led to an “arrogation of power where basic principles of science Read More » -
Menemsha goes old school on a Saturday morning. 500 pounds of scallops sell in two hours off F/V Martha Rose
Wes Brighton’s 77-foot scalloper, Martha Rose, is bringing sea scallops to its home port of Menemsha in a new way — straight off the boat with Read More » -
Mako shark catch (1,323.5 pounds) could shatter world record – video
A Texas angler has likely broken a world record with this 11-foot, 1,323.5 pound shortfin mako shark caught off Huntington Beach, Calif., according to a story Read More » -
Oceana groundfish monitoring challenge fails
The government need not face claims that the amended New England fishery program leaves groundfish vulnerable to overfishing, a federal judge ruled. Fishery management plans establish Read More » -
UPDATED: How an explosive device from WWII ended up in fisherman’s net in Rhode Island
Tuesday’s catch for Glenn Westcott of Narragansett dredged up a little more than his usual haul of fish and sea critters. Westcott is the captain of Read More » -
Obama, Clinton only impede private industry
I am writing in response to the Sept. 17 news story, “Fishermen upset over the Atlantic monument creation.” The article quotes Grant Moore, president of the Read More » -
“Corrupt” goings on? Fishery council decision endangers scallop stock
Outdoor writer Bill Biswanger received a letter from Jason Colby, who is a charter-boat captain and sits on the board of directors for non-commercial fishermen here Read More » -
Don’t bite on risky lure of ‘catch shares’
I can’t think of a more appropriate saying to use than “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” to describe the reality of what the Seafood Harvesters of Read More » -
Something fishy is afoot at old wastewater plant – interesting
A proposal from researchers in the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences suggests transforming the decommissioned wastewater treatment plant into a state-of-the-art research Read More » -
Kenai council gets an earful after biggest-ever “Alaskan Woodstock”, dipnet season
According to the Peninsula Clarion, frustrated residents at a recent Kenai City Council meeting all seem to agree: Kenai River dipnetting season is becoming an unbearably Read More » -
A Voice for Commercial Fishermen – Sharon Lee Peele Kennedy of Buxton, North Carolina has passed away
Born February 9, 1956, Sharon Lee Peele Kennedy, a lady known for her beautiful smile and her passion for life, passed peacefully at her home in Read More » -
Invasive Blue Crab wreak havoc on French Mediterranean mollusks, eels, oysters and mussels
Fisherman Yves Rougie pulled up a net from the waters of the Canet-Saint-Nazaire lake in southern France. He was hoping for a catch of eels. Instead Read More » -
No wonder we keep losing ground! Few attend fishery hearing in Morehead City
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Nova Scotia lobster exports grow! A cargo flight to east Asia that can carry up to 100,000 kg has settled into a weekly schedule
Here, some call them cockroaches of the sea. There, people see them as majestic dragons. China’s appreciation of Nova Scotia lobster is good news for local Read More »
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