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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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The 2013 Arctic Science Conference – September 26th–28th in Kodiak, Alaska
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Fight of Seacoast fishermen depicted in ‘Last Man Fishing’ documentary
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Seattle: Coast Guard stops two commercial fishing boats for safety violations. Why does this happen?!!
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A year ago violence erupted in the lobster fishery, “moderate livelihood” fishery status unresolved
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Commerce Secretary allocates $200 million fishery disaster funding
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Tapeworm from Asian waters found in Southcentral Alaska salmon
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Canada: Scientist, fishermen applaud loosening of whale-protection restrictions
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Many Seafood Processors Support Using Foreign Workers to Staff Facilities Across Alaska
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NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SANDY-IMPACTED FISHING INDUSTRY
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Elver fishermen unite as tribes agree to new rules
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Uncle vs. nephew in marine-life criminal case
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Time to unplug Cape Wind
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Commercial fisherman pulls a grass carp from his net in Lake Erie
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Mind Boggling – Wild Salmon Harvests in Alaska Top 71 Million Fish
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Skipper of fishing vessel that caught fire feared he would never see family again
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Commercial Fisherman Al Townsend of Newport, Oregon has passed away
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Massachusetts Congressional Candidate meets with members of the Gloucester Fishing Community
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National Fisheries Institute Statement on EU Lobster Trade Discussion
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Dem senators from 4 states ask NOAA to address whale deaths
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Coast Guard medevacs 50-year-old fisherman from boat near Ocean City, Md.
The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man Saturday from the 73-foot fishing boat Dredge Monster approximately 45 miles east of Ocean City. Read more here 09:03 Read More » -
It’s bad. Hurricane Ida death toll rises, alligator kills man, highway collapses killing two
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Report finds Reul a Chuain tragedy stresses importance of wearing a PFD
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Drought conditions threaten Sacramento River salmon
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Fish Farts? Yes, Fish Farts! – Fish ‘soundscape’ tells where they are, what they are doing
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