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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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Wellfleet shellfish ban a blow to fishermen
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New study says smaller nearshore wind farms are more cost-effective than a single large offshore facility
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Coast Guard helps New Bedford vessel sinking off Nantucket
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Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing boat 80 miles west of Hernando
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On Demand Gear – Cape Cod Lobstermen Would Rather Wait Than Switch
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