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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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House of Representatives Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 200, 2083, 6157 – June 25, 2018
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House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Hearing – Opening Statement – Randy Fisher Executive Director of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
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Oregon crabbers struggle despite large harvest
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Biological Opinion to Protect Right Whales Met With Opposition on All Sides
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Board of Fisheries weighs proposals protecting Chinook stocks in Southeast
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Effort underway to protect the Boston Fish Pier
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Oceans Protection Plan – New fisheries minister directed to focus on sustainable waters
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Son of former Middletown Police Chief charged with stealing fishing, crabbing equipment from the Belford Seafood Co-op
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Fishermen are the most knowledgeable people of our oceans ,and their input must be USED ??? in making management decisions ???
This bill would help all fishermen ,up to now NOAA uses there sceince and does not compare it with other science ,this bill would require other sceince to be look at before restrictions are made by NOAA ,please call your representatives to vote in favor ,thank you Sam Parisi