North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Feb 1, 2016
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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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Recent Posts
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A fishing Veteran returns to harbor
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The Long Haul: Fishery Regulations: The Double-Edged Sword of a Vague Federal Mandate
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Alder Point man sentenced for damaging fishing boat
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The Fleet fights back: Fishermen unite to curb shrimp dumping
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East Coast Fishing Groups Unite in Opposition to Atlantic Monument
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PFMC Scientific and Statistical Committee to Meet Via Webinar 1 p.m. PT, Tuesday, January 6, 2015
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‘A’ is for Algrie, end of a fishing era.
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House pegs fisheries for $75M disaster aid; NOAA staying here
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CARL SAFINA and BRETT JENKS – How to Catch Fish and Save Fisheries – TURF. Another recipe for Catch Shares and Closures!
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Declares Commercial Fishery Disasters for West Coast Salmon and Sardines
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In Depth: Alaska’s Fisheries Are Collapsing. This Congresswoman Is Taking on the Industry She Says Is to Blame.
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Local boat looks to Unalaska’s youth in hopes of revitalizing island’s fishery
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VIMS begins 75th anniversary celebration
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Fishermen voice concerns on new regulations at the Surf City Commercial Fisherman’s Town Hall meeting
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Fishermen tired of getting ‘pushed around’ – Want to be allowed to sell cod to buyers outside the province
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Salty Dames – Women in Fishing
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 49’11” Dixon Marine Lobster/Scalloper, 6 Cylinder Lugger
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Man sues business partner over fishing boat
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Missing fish catch data? Not necessarily a problem, new study says
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Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Policy and Roadmap – Its your duty to comment!
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Tension over stocks – 3Ps Cod fishery closure ‘not going to happen on my watch,’
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Terrible weather conditions are blamed for slow start to lobster fishery in Fortune Bay
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Searchers find sunken vessel off Canterbury coast as three crew feared dead
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Marshfield lobsterman ‘living the dream’
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How towns are affected by reduced fishing fleets
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