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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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1 dead 2 fishermen missing after fishing boat collides with 600-foot chemical tanker in Galveston
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Arron Banks to launch pirate radio station off Clacton coast if he becomes UKIP candidate
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The Alaska Board of Fisheries on Friday kicks off a two-week meeting with a fish war at its center.
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Are Spanish trawlers in Cornwall ‘getting landing figures up’ so they can claim link to UK during Brexit talks?
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Fisheries plan ignores anti-bottom trawling protest
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Palacios job fair hopes to fill needed shrimping positions
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Arson charged in boat burning – intended to burn the Slava II because he was having issues with his father and called him “a son of a bitch.”
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Raimondo looks to further offshore wind, to fishermen’s dismay
Governor Gina Raimondo is promising a “greener” Rhode Island with at least 5,000 new jobs by expanding offshore wind initiatives if she’s reelected. “High-end, high wage Read More » -
Coast Guard rescues three people from a 15-foot commercial fishing vessel in the vicinity of Egg Bank, St. Helena Sound, S.C.
Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector Charleston command center were notified of the incident by Beaufort County Dispatch that a 15-foot commercial fishing vessel had capsized. more@uscgnews Read More » -
Kodiak fishermen share thoughts on the biggest fishing challenges
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‘Friend of the Fleet’ Jim Moore reflects on 50 years of trolling in Southeast
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Maine House Republicans choose lobsterman as next minority leader
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Blessing of the Fleet is May 5 in Newport
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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman Saturday near Hatteras Inlet
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 14, 2021
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Federal agency accused of condemning British Columbia commercial sockeye fleet to feast-or-famine cycle
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Long hours, no breaks, tough competition … he loves being a lobsterman
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In Alaska, commercial fishing remains dangerous despite increased safety measures
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Northern Saskatchewan communities hope to expand fishing industry
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