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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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Propeller For Sale – 75″ x 75″, 4 blade, Kaplan Style, .55 DAR, Nickel-Aluminum-Bronze, Right Hand, 7″ SAE STD Bore.
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Maine Fishermen’s Forum returns Feb. 28
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U.S. offshore wind plans are utterly collapsing
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UPDATED: 2 lobster fishermen drown, 1 survives when boat capsized this morning near Bathurst, N.B.
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Not including our seal products in the E.U. agreement is another nail in the coffin of the N.L. fishery
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Mass. Lobstmen Win Case Fighting Feds’ Fishing Closure
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Fishermen’s Energy on Extension of Investment Tax Credit
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 19, 2020
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