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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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Coast Guard to intensify efforts to stop offshore poaching of Atlantic striped bass
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Gov’t Is Wiping Out the Lobster Population, But Blaming the Fishermen
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Historic B.C. fishing boat Nishga Girl, to stay in national museum
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Editorial: Rollover quota spotlights absurd 2013 cod cuts
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Crew Connections to provide commercial fishing networking on March 18
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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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