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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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Crews search for missing fisherman off southern Nova Scotia
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Asian carp lure Chinese investors (and Commercial Fishermen) to Kentucky
Justin Irwin and James Berry took turns to steer their boat on Barkley Lake in western Kentucky, looking for Asian carp.,,, Berry and Irwin, half-brothers originally from Read More » -
DFO office moving from Grand Bank to Marystown
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Federal agency accused of condemning British Columbia commercial sockeye fleet to feast-or-famine cycle
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Cod Fishing, circa 1950 – Cod Fishing, circa 1950 Part II by Fredrik Bodin @ GoodMorningGloucester
Fred Bodin is a photographer who owns a gallery on Main Street in downtown Gloucester, MA. The gallery features Fred’s land and seascapes, as well as Read More » -
Shrimpers in Darien prepare for the season ahead
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Today in New Bern NC – “We can no longer sit back – The commercial fishermen need all of us to be their lobbyist.” Ruth King, Sea Level, NC
On Tuesday July 30, at 12:30 p.m. there will be joint meeting of the Finfish, Habitat and Water Quality, Shellfish/Crustacean and Sea Turtle Advisory Committees at Read More » -
U.S. Seafood Producers to White House: Don’t Harm Fisheries for Ocean Monuments
Today, in advance of the “Our Oceans” conference being held later this week at the State Department, the National Coalition for Fishing Communities (NCFC) delivered a Read More » -
Recovery of Marine Mammal predators causes unexpected conservation challenges
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Nitrogen from sewage and farms is starving Florida corals to death, study says
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Japan: Bluefin tuna goes for $145,000 as pandemic dampens New Year auction
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140 minutes to fish 15,000 tons of Sitka Sound herring
The commercial herring season opened Thursday, more abruptly than in past years. Herring seiners had about two days’ notice to get to Sitka. And then about Read More » -
Sad News – Montauk icon Carl Darenberg, 64, devoted his life to supporting Montauk’s fishing community
The popular owner of a Montauk marina was found dead in Montauk Harbor Monday, leaving the close-knit East End hamlet mourning his death. Carl Darenberg, 64, Read More » -
Kodiak fishermen find extra work through halibut research amid stock concern
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CETA is OVER: Belgian PM kills trade deal in devastating blow to EU
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N.W.T. forest fires to blame for slow fishing season
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Ga. Coast’s fishing families featured in free Green Screen Film Fest
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ODFW gives up on trapping Willamette sea lions
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N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission advisers don’t back reduction goal
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Bristol Bay fisherman lands fishery’s 2 billionth salmon
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Hurricane Irma activates Jacksonville’s riverfront
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