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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 Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 1st, 2023
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Coast Guard had earlier notice about California oil spill
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IPHC commissioners hope to find middle ground on catch limits
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Maine lobster industry must accept that ‘big changes are coming’ despite delay in federal rules, commissioner says
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Novi Gillnetter/Lobster, 300HP John Deere
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Surry lobster dock destroyed by Sunday storm
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Fishermen’s group calls Corps’ analysis of potential tailings dam failure at Pebble ‘woefully inadequate’
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Dory Fleet holds special piece of maritime history
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71st Annual Meeting – Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel – Philadelphia, PA
FINAL AGENDA Please Note: The following changes have been made to the Preliminary Agenda: (1) the Atlantic Menhaden Board, originally scheduled for October 23 from 12:30 – Read More » -
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden introduced a bill in Congress that would prevent offshore wind development in key fishing area
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New Bedford mayor calls for closed scallop grounds to reopen to fishermen
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MP says East fishing industry ‘still struggling’ after Brexit
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Permits issued allowing French fishing boats to return to Bailiwick waters
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SEA-NL demands province allow inshore fleet to truck snow crab out of province
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More Tidal – The Race for an alternative energy source
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2 injured in oil platform fire in Gulf of Mexico
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2 dead after fishing boat capsizes in Nova Scotia
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Decision on preliminary injunction on offshore sale in ‘coming days’
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