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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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P.E.I. looks to Japan for seafood exports
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DFO says sorry after lobster lecture goes awry – “Simply leave them there”
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Sipekne’katik giving back lobster licences to DFO, starting own fishery
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Community mourns young lobsterman lost at sea
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Fin Clipping – R.I. Adopts Laws to Curb Illegal Sale of Striped Bass
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Updated: Coast Guard searches for the Master of a 32-foot sunken fishing vessel off Florence
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West Coast Whale entanglement data collected
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Maryland DNR forms position to give more voice to seafood industry
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Baby Salmon being devoured by predators – We’re spending millions to feed the fish!
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Commercial F/V Sweet Marie rescues 26 passengers from grounded charter boat in Mexican waters
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Port Stephens Maritime Community Rallies Around Milanja Family
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Fishermen rescued, fuel, debris spilled near Anna Maria Island
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N.E. Offshore Wind Leaseholders Submit Uniform Layout Proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard
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Oversight Hearing on “Reauthorization: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act” Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:00 AM
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FISH-NL Launches fundraiser to help fund the conclusion of the breakaway union’s drive for certification
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New England’s founding fish, may be returning to local waters
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Newfoundland fisheries payout concerns P.E.I.
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Russian Crab Renews Fleet
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