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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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New Rules Ban Seafood Imports That Don’t Meet Strict U.S. Standards for Marine Mammal Protection
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ASMFC to require Maine to collect catch reports from all lobstermen
An interstate fisheries commission voted Tuesday to require all licensed lobstermen in Maine to start filing catch reports within the next five years. Lobstermen in Maine, Read More » -
Canada, Alaska suspend fishing of Yukon River chinook salmon for 7 years
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The $2 million fish? Jersey fishermen calling on government to allow targeting the bluefin tuna market
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Maine’s Scallop season off to a good start
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Iconic sardine carrier restoration larger than first predicted
When Campbell “Buzz” Scott embarked on restoring Pauline, a 1948 sardine carrier, he knew it was going to be a bit of a project. Scott and Read More » -
Commercial, recreational flounder fishermen at odds
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Letter to the Editor – FFAW fighting for itself, not the fishery
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Commercial fishers’ plight needs more attention – the plight of our neighbors
I’ve lived in northeastern North Carolina for almost two decades now, and I am ashamed I know very little about the fishing industry. Why am I ashamed? Read More » -
SEA-NL calls on Ottawa to lift moratorium on Atlantic mackerel
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Inshore harvesters, including a member of FFAW’s inshore council dispute snow crab science
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A Coast Guard investigation is underway into the capsizing of a Kodiak fishing boat
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F/V Cornelia Marie – new mains,new gen sets, new galley, and new shareholders
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Florida Delegation Want Commercial Fishermen Included in USDA’s Lobster Relief Program
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Missing Prince Rupert crewman triggers massive search – (they found him, though)
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The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
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Seattle Fish Co. in Denver, new partnership with Open Ocean Trading
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Workers Compensation Board after fishermen to wear PFDs
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Online Event: Have your say on the fuel crisis!
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Past The Breakwater – full documentary
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Coronavirus: Bering Sea Crabbers Push For Extended Season
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Tsawwassen First Nation fisherman fighting U.S. over native fishing rights
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Arctic Policy and Bering Sea Fisheries
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