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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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Fisheries of the E E Z Off Alaska; Amendment 95 to the FMP for Groundfish – comment period ends (10/28/2013)
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Canadian Lobster Value Recovery Summit being held March 26-27 in Halifax
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Coronavirus: Luncheon cancellation pinches New Bedford seafood industry
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Coast Guard, local fire department medevac fisherman off Provincetown
Coast Guard crews along with the Provincetown Fire Department medically evacuated a fisherman Saturday morning after he fell overboard approximately two miles off the coast of Read More » -
As alewife populations recover, a new economy emerges
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A 50-year situation: the market dynamic between fishing fleets and processors in Bristol Bay
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25 dead pilot whales found south of Marco Island
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Keys commercial fishermen hurting from mahi mahi limit
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Reminder: June Webinar Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting, June16th-17th
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Extortion: France will reduce Jersey electricity supply this winter, unless fishermen granted licences for British waters
Speaking on Friday, outspoken French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said his government would hold firm against Britain and continue to demand more fishing licences. The Read More » -
NEFMC: Scallops, Council Approves Framework 29 – Whiting, Approves 2018-2020 Specifics; to Send Amendment 22 to Public Hearing
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Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 201 miles north of St. Paul, Alaska
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Coast Guard urges safety precautions in advance of Dungeness Crab season
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England’s biggest fish market at sunrise – Brixham Fish Market is truly the city that never sleeps
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Annapolis, MD Dec.10 thru 13, 2018
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Coast Guard will be making safety checks until Thursday in Naknek and Dillingham.
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Maine Elver Harvesters Net Third Highest Overall Value in the History of the Fishery
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Iceland is selling whole, raw lobsters – already shelled – for £15.
At this price, the lobsters, weighing about 140g, are considerably more expensive than the ones already in their shell that the likes of Aldi sell at Read More »
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Prison should be fun for him since he likes torturing animals so much. Those guys inside do too.
What a sick POS this guy is. One year? He should be happy I’m not the judge.