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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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Canada signal’s intentions to claim the North Pole and surrounding Arctic waters
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Copeland man accused in his father’s death aboard a fishing boat in March sentenced
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Banner Scallop Year in Aquinnah Comes to Close
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NC Fisheries Association Files Lawsuit Against Marine Fisheries Commission For Lack Of Openness And Transparency
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Louisiana: Shrimp Season to Open April 25 in a Portion of State Outside Waters
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Jury clears fish broker in alleged tuna smuggling scheme
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Trudeau government rejects lobster quota system for commercial inshore fleet
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NEFMC – Herring Press Release
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