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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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2017 Commercial Salmon Harvest Summary
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Two parts: 20 years ago the Supreme Court ruled on Mi’kmaq fishing rights, so what has changed?
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GOP Senate candidate Geoff Diehl visits New Bedford waterfront
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The crash in Bering Sea crab stocks is translating to serious impacts for fishermen and communities across the Western Alaska coast. From the top, the Bristol Read More » -
Former state Attorney General Scott Harshbarger defends probe of fish fund
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N.L. asks federal government for ‘immediate’ improvements to Labrador search and rescue
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American Samoa: Sea cucumber off limits for 6 months
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Coast Guard crews tow disabled fishing boat to Point Judith, RI
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Texas wildlife officials outraged by Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council action
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