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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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Dear Greenpeace USA, We are in receipt of your petition, and are responding,,,
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Central Coast First Nation wins victory in fight over herring fishery
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Ukraine Selling ‘Russian Warship, Go F*** Yourself’ Stamp
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Crew member fell asleep while piloting fishing boat wrecked in Cape Elizabeth in Saturday’s storm
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Shrimpers keep their fingers crossed for the upcoming season
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UPDATED: Body Recovered, Maine Marine Patrol/Maine State Police Dive Team Searching for Bremen Man
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Canadians are contesting New Hampshire’s supposedly record-breaking lobster roll
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Chum, Chinook returns fall short across Yukon, Western Alaska
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F/V Aleutian Storm: Wind and waves claim most of grounded fishing boat near Bodega Bay
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Headless Walrus wash ashore in Northwest Alaska; foul play not suspected
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VIDEO: This Week at Interior July 26, 2013 The continued march to comandere the EEZ for the Pinwheel Lobby Continuuuuue’s.
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The May 2015 SMAST Yellowtail Flounder Survey begins, and we have our first update!
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Northern Peninsula fisherman outraged after buyer backs out of deal
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GDT Editorial: Making the case for strong NOAA presence here
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Fishing for solutions through legislation
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This catch share sh-t is getting pretty lame. Elver fishermen debate quotas vs. ‘derby’ for lucrative fishery
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Let those alewives go
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