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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  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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    San Pedro fisherman officially hangs it up at 99 years old

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  • Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking boat near Sanibel – Video

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Monday after their 68-foot fishing boat started to sink, 36 miles southwest of Sanibel Island. [email protected] 14:45 Read More »
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    Single union can’t represent all sides of fishery

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    Tensions rise ahead of net fishing ban on the Gippsland Lakes

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    Coast Guard rescues fisherman who fell overboard near South Padre Island, Texas

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    The Cannon Beach dorymen

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