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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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50th Bodega Bay Fish Fest to celebrate coastal fishing traditions despite salmon season closure
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Global Ocean Grabs Privatize Oceans, Harm Fisheries, and Threaten Fishing Communities
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Atlantic Enterprise: Large Shrimp and Halibut Factory Trawler for Ocean Prawns Canada Operations
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Final stretch for herring protections
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N.E. lands $33M in federal fishing aid
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The time Rod Stewart came to town, and then threw us under the bus
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Your Definition of Bycatch is Most Likely Incorrect
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Federal judge declares ‘moot’ a lawsuit over Newport Coast Guard air base closure
U.S. District court Judge Michael McShane last week declared a lawsuit attempting to block the decommissioning of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter base in Newport as moot, Read More » -
Dick Pinney’s Guidelines: New Hampshire’s Great Bay’s natural resources declining
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Two fishermen rescued from Westray creel boat
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Wind farm, groups agree on whale protections
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New ‘Wicked Tuna’ season starts Sunday!
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N.E. Fishery Management Council Hosts Offshore Wind Session; Discusses EBFM, Commercial eVTRs, and Research Set-Aside Program Review
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Despite average pay of between $50,000 and $150,000 a year, commercial fishing operations have trouble luring workers
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Fishermen accuse DFO of sinking progress
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Dolphin deaths spreading to SC
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