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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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Fishermen warn of ‘mayhem’ on seas in event of no-deal Brexit, concerns of conflict between trawlers from different countries
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Louisiana fisheries, coastal agencies working on initial oyster recovery strategy
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Carp Conundrum: Too Many Fish, Not Enough Fishermen
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Bridging the Gap – Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk – A Response to the New England Ground Fish Crisis
GLOUCESTER (CBS)- The City of Gloucester says preserving New England’s fishing industry is in the nation’s best interest, but they’ll need federal dollars to save it. The Read More » -
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board could become Louisiana’s newest agency
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for April 3, 2015
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Long IIsland: Effort to salvage juvenile scallops called off for lack of candidates
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Searchers find second ship from doomed expedition
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In crabbers’ turbulent moment, Edmonds seafood processor ‘saved our season’
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Gelatinous sea creatures called salps wash up on Peninsula, S. Washington beaches
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RCMP tell onlookers to stay away from Bonavista boat fire
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Navy Veteran, Commercial Fisherman Thomas Lee Mackie of South Thomaston has passed away
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A Magnitude of Evidence: Seal Processing Company Accusing DFO of ‘Hiding Evidence’ of Seal Predation
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Pacific Salmon Treaty – Alaska salmon negotiators accept fewer ‘treaty fish’
For more than 30 years, the Pacific Salmon Commission has allocated salmon stocks shared between the U.S. and Canada. It’s re-negotiated every 10 years, and the Read More » -
Scientists warn Government against recommendations to wind back marine reserves – In particular ‘no-take’ zones
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Remember the post about Extreme Measures the lobster boat that slipped her mooring and recovered by the Amy Philbrick? Get a load a this!
PORTLAND, Maine — The owner of a New Hampshire vessel that rescued a drifting lobster boat in February is asking a federal court to award him Read More » -
Wind energy developer files to scrap power agreements. Scrap all of it completely.
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Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat Victory placed on restricted duty
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