Commentary

Industry Dominance Through Science?

Commentary Kerry Hann -
The economic salvos continue to fly from both sides of the border as the inexplicable trade war between Canada and the United States trundles...

Offshore Energy Versus the Commercial Fishery

Commentary Kerry Hann -
Will commercial fishermen plying their centuries-old trade off the coast of southern Nova Scotia soon have some additional company on their traditional fishing grounds? They...

Is an Ill Wind Blowing Our Way?

Commentary Kerry Hann -
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) recently released the names of companies pre-qualified to bid on offshore wind seabed leases. The review of potential...

Fish or Cut Bait

Commentary Kerry Hann -
The lobster fishing industry has been experiencing a period of significant transformation over the last decade, driven by environmental pressures, changing bait availability, technological...

Otter Trawling — the Worst Method of Harvesting

Commentary Navigator -
By Barry Darby and Helen Forsey Navigator Contributor The recent “good news” about the increased quota for Northern cod hides a sad reality of mismanagement by...

Is the Office of Seafood an Idea Worth Replicating?

Commentary Kerry Hann -
In November 2024, quite a large number of commercial fishermen in the United States reported voting for current President Donald Trump. Many of them said...

Ropeless Gear Concerns Continue to Surface

Commentary Kerry Hann -
In August 2018, this publication was discussing the plethora of issues related to implementing ropeless fishing gear technology in our corner of the North...

Surging Diesel Prices Impacting Fishing Industry

Commentary Kerry Hann -
The Strait of Hormuz might be 10,000 kilometres from Yarmouth Harbour, but it is certainly starting to negatively impact this year’s fishing season in...

Chinese Markets More Important Than Ever

Commentary Kerry Hann -
If you have had anything to do with the lobster industry in this region over the last decade, you will know how critical the...

The Only Constant is Unpredictability

Commentary Kerry Hann -
American writer Diane Ackerman once said, “Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.” The current winter lobster...

When the Base Moves, the Fishery Moves With It

Commentary Navigator -
By Ana Júlia Alves de Lima, Navigator Contributor If you work in the fishery, you already know this: when the ocean changes, your livelihood feels...

Why Does Government Policy Make No Sense?

Commentary Navigator -
By Barry Darby, Navigator Contributor Talking with a harvester from Fogo Island a while back, I outlined a proposal for input-based management of the fishery,...
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