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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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Pacific bluefin tuna deemed in danger – Centre for Biological Diversity
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EPA agrees to pesticide buffers to protect salmon
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Coast Guard tows disabled fishing boat to Monomoy Island, MA
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Grieg Aquaculture in Placentia Bay: Letter: Please rethink salmon aquaculture project, Scott Roloson
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Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources adopts red snapper monitoring plan
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First offshore wind leases off the Texas coast offered for bidding
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Andrzejczak & Land Aquaculture Bill Heads to New Jersey Governor’s Desk
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New Protected Species Regulations Finalized for Fixed Gear Fisheries
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Arctic Policy and Bering Sea Fisheries
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Community of Isle Madame divided over disappearance of man presumed murdered
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Georgia Red fish protected from Commercial Fishermen under House bill
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Inslee Pitches New Water Quality Rules; Groups Hear “More of Same”
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Governor’s task force releases draft plan to save southern resident orcas
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