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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Aug 3, 2018
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Pillar Point fishing vessel sinks, no injuries
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F/V Osprey had trouble on George’s Bank
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House of Representatives Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 200, 2083, 6157 – June 25, 2018
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‘Deadliest Catch’: Josh Harris and Casey McManus on the Cornelia Marie’s return in Season 14
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A Perfect Pairing. A Q&A session with John Deere and Mike Blocher of North River Boats
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A slow news day, Screwed up Menu, and 2 job postings on the Bluenose II, or III or whatever they call her
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Fish war on?
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Federal appeals court upholds Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
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Windy Winter Has Been A Problem For Commercial Fishermen – Video
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N.L. group wants increase in northern cod catch from Minister Murray
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Pocket-Sized Digital Brix Refractometer Aids Lobster Vitality Assessment in North Atlantic
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The enigma behind America’s freak, 20-year lobster boom
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Clock ticking as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon: Wilkinson
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Proposed Modifications revealed to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
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Gov. Edwards Requests Federal Declaration of a Fisheries Disaster in Louisiana
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Classic Bore Head! These next two years until the next presidential election cannot come fast enough.
Who do these people think they are, Ec? Lamenting? Shut up and work with what the Congress sends you.
So correct Bore Head…..Begich is no Ted Stevens….. I don’t know if in the past if you posted this article, but it sums up a few issues with the re-write of MSA:
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023580155_magnusonstevensxml.html
I for one fish Commercially and for the fun of it or Table fare. The Recreational side has to realize that “O” has stolen ALL AMERICANS COMMON PROPERTY. So quite simply why do you think he would play nice with others and share with them, while he is gridding-off and leasing what was once ALL AMERICANS COMMON PROPERTY. Face it PEOPLE it doesn’t matter if it’s your occupation or past-time, we are all in the same BOAT, i.e. there is no room for either of us when the AGENDA is to PRIVATIZE…
Striped Bass Hole….correct….and a close top commercial fishing buddy of mine said to me a while back, “they have plans for the oceans…bigger plans then fishing.” He is out of business now, for years, and was pretty disgusted at the end….”couldn’t fish in peace.”
Now that was way before there was any talk about green energy, wind mills on the water and fishermen chatter on the docks about some scheme called ‘Catch Shares.’
It’s a resource, and the government being the money sucking thieves they are, are going about thinning the fishing fleet, no matter if it’s a small boat commercial guy or recreational fishermen.
It’s about the money and making money for government, and that is their template with all this “ocean planning.”
NOAA has swallowed the communist/green theology. They claim there is a shortage of red snapper. So try bottom fishing in the panhandle? All you catch is “red snapper”. Idiots. This is why we don’t trust our govt.