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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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A “mystery” – Pink Salmon warning after species found in Irish rivers
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Flooding 60-foot F/V Endeavor contact Coast Guard for assistance at 09:15 this morning, tied up 12:20 this afteroon
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Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting in Sacramento, California March 8-14, 2016 Listen Live
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Government urged to set up areas off-limits to offshore wind farms
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Despite cutbacks and an extended crab fishery, shrimp harvesters still making their way
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FFAW Calls for Drastic Changes to Provincial Processing Licensing Amid Harvester Protests in St. John’s
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Longlines Killing Pacific Seabirds at Record Rate – NOAA Admits Official Counts Significantly Underestimate True By-Catch Toll
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‘He cared about everyone’: John ‘Gus’ Foote, advocate for veterans, fishermen, seniors, dies at 87
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Louisiana: State begins coast-wide effort to sustain fisheries hit by wetland erosion, restoration projects
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Kennebec Journal: OUR OPINION: We need answer to smelt decline before it’s too late
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Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival set for this weekend
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Louisiana shrimpers forced to gamble their livelihood to stay in the industry
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