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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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F/V Madison Kate being towed to New Bedford by USCGC Tahoma – ETA, 08:00 Tuesday
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Medical student hopes to start mobile medical clinic for fishermen
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U.S. House set to vote on key fisheries bill, HR-200, Tuesday
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 29, 2021
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Fishermen in life raft rescued off Sable Island
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The definitive words on mercury in fish (or, if it seems like the public is dumbing down…
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