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  The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet           

  It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

  

  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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    New England Fishery Management Council Meeting December 5-7, 2017 in Newport, RI

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    Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry completes at-sea fisheries enforcement patrol off Hawaii

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  • Two well-known marine survival companies become one as LRSE of Tiverton, RI, buys Landrigan Corporation of Boston

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    When Rome was burning, Nero played his violin – Current Fisheries Policy Damaging Industry

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  • Fisherynation Editorial – The Politcal Purging of Dr. Brian Rothschild. What is the Real Reason?

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  • Fish talks stalled but US given 18 months extension – US will pay US$63 million /12,000 days where the Vessel Day Scheme is in force

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