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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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Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. ordered to pay $100,000 for academic research after illegal pesticide dump
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Elver eel fishery boom generates memories of 1990s urchin bust
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Mi’kmaw lobster fisherman in Nova Scotia says he plans to fight several fishery charges
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Ex-Bumble Bee CEO gets prison term in Tuna Price fixing scheme. The real dirt is in this Press Release!
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Suppose there was an important fishery that was the basis of a large part of the coastal economy as well as the cultural cement that held coastal communities together. – Towards rationality in fisheries management
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Coronavirus: Covid-19 discovered in second group of Russian mariners
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The Northeast Seafood Coalition eyes spending plan for fed fishing aid
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Fisheries scientist takes the spotlight in Fishing Heritage Center’s ‘A Day in the Life’ series
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USCB, DNR to study toxic effects of rainfall in coastal SC waters
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NEFMC Public Hearing Sessions for Limiting Entry to Federal For-Hire Groundfish Fishery
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U.S. Coast Guard urges preparedness for Tropical Storm Henri
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