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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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Mr. Robert Dixon of Tiverton, Rhode Island, has passed away
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“Long Time Champion” of offshore wind, tax credit creator, Sen. Markey receives “U.S. Wind Champion Award”
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly silent on otter bounty
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Paul Davis ‘cannot trust’ Stephen Harper, says rules for fisheries fund changed
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Maine Lobstermen’s Association Files Opening Brief in Appeal of Burdensome Federal Regulations
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Cod stocks off Newfoundland improving but recovery still years away: researchers
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 28, 2019
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A Letter to the Editor: Wind farm utility causing onshore problems
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A big shift is coming to the Maine lobster population — and it could devastate the local economy
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Major anchovy die-off stinks up Seaside, Ore.
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Oceana bites back at proposed rule for US dusky shark conservation
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Fishermen displaced by offshore wind farm apply for compensation
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Commercial fishing isn’t the main threat to habitat
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