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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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Biscayne National Park’s General Management Plan – No-fishing zone no solution to coral loss
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Fisheries and Oceans minister says lobster industry’s on the right track
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 15, 2018
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Press Release: Minister LeBlanc Accepts Key Recommendation of Advisory Panel on LIFO
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Federal rule could upend states’ shark fin bans.
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Dominion debuts first offshore wind farm in U.S. federal waters
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Columbia coho run 26 percent larger than forecast
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Maine’s Elver harvest tops $13 million as the season winds down
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State Rep. Goldfinch applauded for stance against offshore no-fishing zones
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