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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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CARES Act : Maine’s cut of $300 million in federal seafood industry funding is nation’s fifth-highest.
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 15, 2021
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White House addresses ocean issues
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NCFA Weekly Update for Dec. 26, 2014
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Listening to the presentation, and Mark Phillips represents with concise points about the situation, and he is answered with bureaucrat speak. There is no reason to feel that fishermen will be listened to.
The area of discussion is known to be very productive at various times, and must not be considered, or allowed.