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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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Questionable Management of Commercial Fisheries – US Senate candidate R.I. State Rep Bobby Nardolillo
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The Conservation Law Foundation petition’s NOAA to prohibit Atlantic cod fishing
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UPDATED: Search suspended – Coast Guard, partners search for missing fisherman off Big Island
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – fishermen disagree on shrimp stocks
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Editorial: Ultimate betrayal of fishermen-Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Kentucky Republican Rep. Hal Rogers
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Can anyone save the North Atlantic right whale? A group of South Shore lobstermen say they know what the answer is
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Twitter users upset with the Cuomo brothers, saying the two fished a threatened species and should be ashamed of their actions.
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Greenpeace’s iconic “Rainbow Warrior” boat was disposed of in a way the group campaigned against for years.
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Showdown looms for lucrative Western Pacific tuna industry
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State leaders express concern about NOAAs “oppressive” observer funding decision
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FFAW- Premier’s approval of OCI exemptions signs away millions in rural economic development
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Fishermen bound for Alaska receive prayers
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