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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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Oregon will defy joint fish management on the lower Columbia River
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ripped a hole Friday in the 99-year-old fabric of concurrent fish management on the Columbia River. With a split 4-3 Read More » -
Crab-price talks set to continue Saturday – processors initially pushed for an open ticket
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UPDATED: Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada; 7 dead, 14 missing
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Gulf Reef Fish Data Reporting Proposed
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Deadly Sea Lion Mystery Draws Biologists to Remote San Miguel Island, Calif in Search of Clues
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Cape Cleare Fishery to raise sail with 80-foot fiberglass-hulled schooner
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