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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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Atlantic Groundfish Council Pleased With Redfish Allocation
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Lobstermen fear offshore tracking data would be used against them
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Rules tightened on shark fin removal at sea
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Connecticut Port Authority obtains final permit for State Pier work
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Commercial Fisherman Riley Tavis Locker of Blaine, Washington has passed away
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Crew member stabbed on Dutch Harbor commercial fishing boat
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The newsvine writings of Fisherman DickyG
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CCA takes stand against Gulf red snapper Reef Fish Amendment 40
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