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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for March 29, 2019
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FISH-NL calls for reopening of Terms of Union with Canada; state of fisheries national shame and international disgrace
The President of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the province’s Terms of Union with Canada must be reopened with Read More » -
SEA-NL calls on Ottawa to lift moratorium on Atlantic mackerel
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Sold Out! Biden, Mitchell, and the Dems Jeopardize the New Bedford/New England Fishing Industry
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Commercial fishermen seek intervenor status in First Nation’s lawsuit
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Blue Hill Bay Urchin fishermen troubled by trackers
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Drastic groundfishing cuts approved by fishery management agency
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