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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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Jeez Nils! It was in Wikipedia, fer Cripe Sake, AND at least we now know Where Royal Dutch Shell got their sign!
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New classification rules for U.S. fishing vessels – DNV GL Tackles Safety through Standards
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9 men cited for illegally harvesting shrimp in Terrebonne Parish
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New England Fishing Culture
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Red snapper catches reported as outstanding, stock assessment needed now
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First month of Dungeness crabbing disappointing
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Its never enough. National Marine Sanctuary eco bureaucracy panel says more protected marine zones likely needed
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Chatham fishermen not impressed with federal aid package – No Buy Back, “Please take care of fishermen first.”
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Cost-Effective ‘Renewable’ Energy Is Like Unobtanium: A Fictional Construct
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ x 17′ Novi Lobster/Scalloper/Gillnet, Permits, John Deere 6125FM, NGOM Scallop
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What is Pew really up to?!! The UN and the Oiligarchs Are Teaming Up to Take Over the Oceans
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