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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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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 72′ Steel Shrimper / Groundfish Dragger, Cat 3412, 2 Cummins gen sets
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Last two public hearings for Northeast Regional Ocean Plan – tonight in R.I., tomorrow night in Maine
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‘The people’s fish’: Atlantic mackerel stocks have collapsed – can a moratorium bring them back?
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PAY UP! BP has lost an appeal to cancel the terms of its multi-billion-dollar settlement with businesses
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The Red Snapper War – Gulf states fight back as feds seek to reel in recreational fishing season
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HB 52 would hurt commercial fishing and community
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“foreign” NGOs, Pew instrumental in stripping indigenous people of constitutional rights with N.Z. Marine Sanctuary
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Coast Guard completes F/V Orin C investigation – Draft report of rescue under review
The U.S. Coast Guard is getting closer to finalizing its casualty investigation into December’s sinking of the Orin C and the drowning death of owner and Read More » -
Shrimp season threatened by Coronavirus pandemic
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Falklands calamari prices recover significantly as second season catch is below market expectations
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Can cod and crab co-exist? – The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
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Where are they now! The Crest, a 133-foot, steel-hulled fishing vessel
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Observer fees will increase in GOA, BSAI
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Announcement of the notice of availability for Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
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Protection of marine areas to be based on science, Hunter Tootoo says
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Mashpee Selectmen Push To Move Herring Trawlers Off The Coast
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California: Dungeness crab fishermen unite during uncertain times
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