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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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Calgary city council should just swim away from shark fin issue
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Judge dismisses Humane Society lawsuit that opposed killing sea lions at Bonneville Dam
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Coast Guard to present award to fishing vessel captain, crew
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Sam Parisi invites “Good Morning America” to Bring America Back to Gloucester and New England!
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American Samoa: Collision at the main dock causes oil spill, Crewman hurt
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An East Coast Perspective on Coronavirus Impacts
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After years of negotiations, San Diego’s fishermen and a local developer have signed an agreement to recapture a lost piece of the city’s history – a Read More » -
Fishing vessel crew “ill prepared” for emergency, resulting in death of a fisherman
The crew of a fishing vessel on which a man died after being dragged overboard were “ill-prepared” for the emergency, an investigation has found. Mark Elder, Read More » -
Tignish lobsterman Dryden Buote – Let us go fishing
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Fishing industry seeks emergency waiver from federal fishery observer requirement.
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Controlling Agreements – DFO cracks down on fishing licences it says are fronts for corporations
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Cook Inlet setnet permit buyout bill stalled in Senate
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Hearing for FISH-NL Set for August
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Eco Zealot Oceana to feds: sea lions starving due to overfishing
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