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Climate change planning, prevention needed to protect Maine fisheries, say officials
The reason for all these unexpected developments, according to scientists and fisheries officials, is that,,,, continued@bdn
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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Coast Guard medevacs commercial fisherman 90 miles east of Cape Ann
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Counting Copper River Salmon at Childs Glacier (video)
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Fishery follies. Really Fred Winsor? Conservation chairman, Sierra Club Canada
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Maine lobstermen tap into union network for retail sales
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Shark Fight Pits Locals Against Fishermen in ‘Jaws’ Home
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Drones and high-tech cameras used to catch illegal crabbing activity in New South Wales
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Unfounded Environmentalist Dogma Overshadows DFO Mackerel Meeting
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US government assessment of BP oil spill ‘will not account for damage’ – National Research Council
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Farr introduces “Screw the Fishermen” bill to protect federal waters off California.
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game budget on state’s chopping block
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Shrimp prices set for Nfld. and Labrador, stockpiles and restaurant closures reducing shrimp demand in U.K.
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Sealord crew member missing near Cape Palliser
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Collins vows to help rebuild Harpswell waterfront during visit
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Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business
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Donalds introduces bill, The FISHES Act, to help fisheries recover faster from disasters like Hurricane Ian
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Stubborn fire burns aboard fishing boat at Port Townsend Boat Haven
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Another wild night at Happy Jack’s! “Happy Jacks Saloon: The Last Morro Bay Fisherman’s Dive”
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Coast Guard halts illegal use of “paper captains” in WA-based tuna fishing operation
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Billfish Conservation Act: Hawaii seafood wholesalers fear Congress could block mainland marlin exports
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Enviros Upset! Hawaii-based longline fishermen allowed to keep catching ahi
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‘Nothing will be safe’: Fears after 20,000 ‘ravenous’ fish escape fish farm in Australia
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Governor Brown’s interference pits her against commercial fisherman
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Editorial: Fishing limits may be inexact, but reflect a real problem (the problem is, some people lap this crap up!)
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Two Charlotte County Fishermen cited for commercial netting
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Report on FY2012 performance of the NE groundfish fleet released
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