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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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North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting February 5-11 continues, Listen Live
The agenda and supporting documents are available through npfmc.legistar.com, and through links on the Agenda. The meeting will be broadcast at npfmc.webex.com. The agenda will be Read More » -
Day 2, NEFMC Meeting – 8:30 a.m. Groundfish Committee Report Listen Live
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Rhode Island: Federal funding of $1.9M to help state’s fishermen
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials say the state will receive $1.9 million in federal funding to help fishermen. Read more here 22:21 Read More » -
Enviro Defense Fund Applauds 9th Circuit’s Pacific whiting fishery ruling
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a federal program that limits the number of Pacific whiting, or hake, fishermen can catch off the Northwest Coast. Two Read More » -
Trump administration defends Obama’s Atlantic monument – Requests Judge dismiss Fishermen’s lawsuit
The Trump administration on Tuesday defended an underwater monument established by former President Barack Obama to protect marine life in the Atlantic Ocean and asked a Read More » -
North Carolina: Proposal to regulate coastal fishing draws strong differences of opinion
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In Depth: Rose de Cascia
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Persistence pays off for protesting fishermen – Hints of “flexibility”, and a meeting with DFO officials on Monday
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Shell-Shocked
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The collapse of fishing giant Blue Harvest exposes the weakness of catch share policies
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Shrimper hoping to salvage harvest season plagued by Hurricane Florence
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BP Tries to Overturn Gulf Oil Spill Settlement – Is Anyone Surprised?
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Young Introduces Legislation to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
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NDP mock Liberals over fish kills – FISH KILL 2013 – At a river near YOU!
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Final Revisions to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Announced
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The Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Vancouver, Washington. March 7-13, 2017
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New Protected Species Regulations Finalized for Fixed Gear Fisheries
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