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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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2 for the Price of One from El Globo! Gulf of Maine’s cod stock falling, study says – Gulf of Maine Cod Stock at All-Time Low
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Coast Guard rescues 6 fishermen and an observer from a fishing vessel on fire off Oahu
Six crew and an NOAA observer are safe following a Coast Guard rescue eight miles off Ko’Olina, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response-Boat Medium crew Read More » -
New restrictions on commercial fishing amount to ‘extortion’
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Canada Bans All Russian Ships from Ports – Newfoundland cod processor drops Russian imports
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A Kenai man died at sea Thursday after falling overboard from a commercial fishing boat this morning north of Kodiak. Alaska State Troopers identified the victim Read More » -
Collision Course: Offshore Wind Turbines Destroying Scotland’s Fishing Industry
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Somethin’ just ain’t right! Fisheries institute revamp removes Rothschild
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Federal Government Picks New England Offshore Wind Power Site, Drawing Cheers and Questions Alike
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BilloTheWisp – The Obscene Profitability of Wind Power
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We’ve given you the N E Lawsuit Palooza Headlines, but these guy’s tie it into a nice tidy package. That’s why they get the Big bucks.
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Australia Seeks to Extend Commercial Fishing in Protected Waters
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North to Alaska: family fishes for salmon off Sitka Island
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Community Supported Fishery wanted that can service an Oyster Bar in the Washington DC area
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