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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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More and bigger shrimp boats could be headed Hernando Beach, and neighbors are in an uproar!
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Rodney Mercer’s “sealfie” of Ellen DeGeneres has found a home at Gitanos’ Supper Club and Tapas Bar
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Innovative Monkfish Catcher Vessel Built in Brazil
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Both sides in Scotland’s escalating seal-shooting wars could face charges after a series of dramatic confrontations
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Coast Guard rescues fisherman off Chatham
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Snug Harbor’s fishing tender has a long history in crabbing
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Fishermen upset over extension of ban
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Fiberglass Scalloper, 350HP Cummins, Price Reduced!
To see specifications, information and 26 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 11:39 Read More » -
N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission votes to close flounder fishing
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Audio Presentation: Eavesdropping on the Private Lives of Cod
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update – August 1, 2014
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Nature Notes: Maryland seafood
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Fishing boat sinks in St Helier Harbour during second-biggest tide ever recorded in Jersey
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35′ Crow Point Lobster Boat (Duffy)
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Another Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit against NMFS? – Maybe they should be charged total cost if they lose
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for the agency’s failure to act on a Read More » -
Portsmouth: New England Fishery Management Council Meeting – January 28-30, 2014
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Fire destroys crab processing plant in Cottlesville
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, January 25, 2015
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