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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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Sector IX vessels make a move to lease quota
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Who are the Freshwater Five and what did they do? Two of the men will have their convictions considered
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Coastal issues unresolved in U.S. Congress
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Coronavirus: Fishing community takes precautions as it readies for salmon season
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Marine Mammal Protection Act Gone Wild. The Unregulated Fishing Community
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Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery Closed at Anacapa Island and the East End of Santa Cruz Island Due to Public Health Hazard
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Commercial Fisherman Andy Mays given the first DMR Excellence Award. Congratulations, Andy!
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Sweden Asks EU to Stop American Lobster Invasion. How do they know they’re not Canadian?!!
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Salmon Farms Blamed for Virus Outbreak
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Will Florida allow goliath grouper fishing?
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Eel of Fortune
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GOP congressman pitches plan to breach Lower Snake River dams in new vision for Northwest, Salmon
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Louisiana: New Skimmer Net Regulations Take Effect August 1
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New crab trappers in Louisiana need to be field trained
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All about Andrew – the fisherman who became Patron Saint of Scotland
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