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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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The NLGIDC are surprised and disappointed by DFO’s plan to implement a moratorium on 3Ps cod
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Dirty Wind: State Pier operator notifies occupants it’s time to go
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Three Lower Keys brothers will serve six months in prison, prosecuted under the U.S. Lacey Act
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For California salmon, truck rides and bucket lifts
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Saturday and Sunday! Stone Crab Festival in Cortez! Be There!!
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 25, 2018
>Click here to read the Weekly Update<, to read all the updates >Click here<, for older updates listed as NCFA >click here<10:04 Read More » -
Unalaska City Council supports smaller bycatch reduction, mayor says
Even without a formal resolution, the Unalaska City Council does agree with the mayor that any cuts to halibut bycatch allowed to trawlers should not exceed Read More » -
NJ Fishing Pros Warn Offshore Wind Killing Ocean Life: ‘Never Seen Anything Remotely Like This’ in Half a Century
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Governor pleads to Commerce Secretary for help, NMFS maybe leaning towards longliners in LVPA rule
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Lawsuit prompts feds to act on species at risk
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It isn’t clear what has led to the increase, but River Herring numbers up in NH, although still far short of past years
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A rare summer-long chinook opener was not enough to lure SE trollers away from Chumageddon
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Lawyer working on BP settlement claims suspended
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Port of Delcambre improving docks with $2M federal grant
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Trump admin intends to roll back ban on offshore drilling
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Alaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell talks fish in Kodiak – hopes to unseat US Senator Mark Begich in November’s election.
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Warm water blamed for lowest sockeye salmon run on record
Warm summer temperatures may have Lower Mainlanders feeling good, but they are proving lethal for sockeye salmon. The Pacific Salmon Commission recently revised its already low Read More » -
NPFMC fails to clarify observer program
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ADF&G discusses where to spend disaster funding for crabbing fisheries
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game hosted a second meeting to discuss how to distribute funds to fisheries that experienced disaster in recent years, with Thursday’s Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 54′ Steel lobster/ Scalloper/ Longliner
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California’s Dungeness crab season off to a promising start
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Maine: Electronic Tracking Requirements for Federally Permitted Lobster and Jonah Crab License Holders
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Governor John Bel Edwards Appoints Jack Montoucet as Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Chief
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Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.
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Things got hot for the guy’s on the Gretchen Marie off Jeffreys Ledge – Coast Guard responds
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