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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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LIFE IMITATING ART!!! SANTIAGO AVOIDS THE SHARKS, EDF, AND CLF!!!
NICE CATCH CAPT. MY BEST TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TOO!!!
Regards,
–SBH–
Oh, how embarrassing I made an Ernest mistake with a volley of synonyms!!!
Sorry Papa
Well this is backwards because for some reason my original comment didn’t take. So we shall try again… This is what I wrote:
Life imitating Art!!! Santiago beat out the the Sharks, EDF, and CLF this time!!!
Nice catch Capt.!!! Best wishes to you and your Family… Happy Holidays and wishes for a good coming year!!!
Regards,
–SBH-
HOCUS POCUS, IT HAS A MIND OF IT’S OWN!!!