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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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Commercial Fisherman, Farmer, Joseph Michael Kelly has passed away
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 79.8′ Steel Raised Foc’sle Lobster/Crabber, 525HP Cat
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Scituate Fisherman Ryan Connors walks coast to coast for breast cancer victim
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Deepwater Wind Confronted – Fishermen ask trustees to fight offshore wind farm
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Biden approves largest offshore wind project in US history
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Feds launch licence buyback plan to scale down B.C.’s salmon fishing fleet
Looking to fix the problem of too many boats chasing too few fish, on Wednesday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) unveiled details on its voluntary commercial licence Read More » -
Members of commercial fishing industry experiencing high levels of psychological distress
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Offshore wind moves forward amid calls for marine life studies
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Fire at Town Dock – Lobster boat sinks, another significantly damaged
A lobster boat sank, another was significantly damaged and a 50-foot section of the was destroyed by a fire reported around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The fishing Read More » -
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Minister announces changes to federal fisheries act
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1 in 100 Million! Rare ‘Cotton Candy’ Lobster Caught in Maine
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A new push to stop NJ offshore wind development
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