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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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Enviro’s Lukewarm Reception For Canada Modifying Right Whale Protections
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Lobster fishers in South Australia’s southern zone are heading out today to set their pots for the start of the season. After a two-year trial, the Read More » -
Hunger Strike: Day 11 – Canadian Fisherman Richard Gillett taken from protest site in ambulance
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Coronavirus: “These are not normal times” Situation changing ‘by the hour’ as seafood industry reels
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Wild Alaska Salmon and Seafood: Connecting Southern Illinois to Alaskan Salmon
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Oregon commercial crab fishery to open north of Cape Falcon Feb. 16
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Cape Sharp Turbine blamed for fish gouges in the Minas Basin
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We’re back after a loss of internet access due to the storm.
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Farmed Atlantic salmon for sale in Juneau – what’s up with that?
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Garden State Board of Public Utilities rejects latest plan for New Jersey’s first wind farm proposed off coast of Atlantic City
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