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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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First Nation, fishermen distrust Northern Pulp wastewater treatment plan
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Federal proposal: Kill salmon-eating seabirds
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Proposal to halt shrimp trawling in coastal North Carolina areas – video – Marine Fisheries Commission meets today in New Bern
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Scintilla Maris: 46m trawler converted into explorer yacht in Holland
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Nova Scotia lobster pound owner wins appeal of ‘grossly disproportionate’ 2-year suspension
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Coast Guard officer diagnosed with PTSD for seven hour work day
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Harvey Haddock on fisherman’s rights.
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