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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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Global Ocean Commission (Pew): Race to the bottom of the ocean must end
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Hamptons Fishermen on The Amazing Race Season 27 Finale – Cool!
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Newfoundland and Labrador crab fishermen discuss protests, prices with union – video
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With ‘Deadliest Catch’ cameras onboard, crabbers head to Bristol Bay -an increasing presence of Alaska Natives and Alaskan-owned boats.
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Conflicts of Interest Plague Fishery Councils
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Due to high fuel costs, shortage of fresh fish anticipated in Andalucia
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Fisherman’s “beloved” Arbroath trawler tracked down to Ireland for special 80th birthday surprise
A former fisherman from Arbroath has been reunited with his beloved boat for the first time in more than four decades. The Swankie family’s fishing trawler was Read More » -
Just pawns in the province’s game – It’s an interesting window into an unsettled future for the Newfoundland fishery.
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Celebrating with sake, Japanese whalers bring ashore first catch
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FISH-NL: Ottawa’s delay of harp seal count unacceptable
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The first year of a three-year experiment allowing commercial fishing for whitefish in southern Lake Huron is wrapping up.
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Leaving the CFP ‘more urgent’ than ever
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 7, 2018
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House bill would damage state’s commercial fishing – John Day, Saxapahaw, North Carolina
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Decline in young lobsters triggers change in legal catch size
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