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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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Bristol Bay buyback up for discussion
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NOAA grants SMAST $1.6 million for monkfish study
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Public meeting on commercial red snapper catch share program Wednesday 6 PM
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NOAA Ripped and Gutted the Heart and Souls of those seeing no way out of financial ruin – ‘We’ve been left with nothing’
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Marine resources commissioner opposes task force to study addiction in fishing industry
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Cory Alley, island leader, dies suddenly
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Brought to you by the best paid lobby in the civilized world, Pew. Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: The Highs and Lows of Recruitment
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Mixed messages for the New England fishing industry
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Nuclear is the future – Wind & Solar Debacle Means It’s Time to Bring Small Nuclear Reactors Onshore
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 29, 2013
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Nova Scotia upping its game on lobster quality
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