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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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Delicate ecosystem of fishing industry must be maintained
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Washington Fish and wildlife officers on patrol for poachers
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BP Oil Spill – Time to Settle?
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Amended Employment Insurance rules will make it easier for self-employed fishermen to enroll
Changes to federal rules surrounding employment insurance will soon make it easier for self-employed fishermen to enroll in the program. The amendments will scrap EI fishing Read More » -
NY Fishermen: State Officers Violating The Constitution With Searches And Sales Of Seized Catch
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Financing Will Be Key to Next Generation Fleet
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Fish worker advocates push for ‘code of conduct’ for SouthCoast companies
NEW BEDFORD — To improve safety in industries dominated by immigrant workers, a local group will try to recruit city companies to sign a workplace code Read More » -
Out-of-season fishing research set-aside program ripe for abuse, critics say
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Unicorns and Mermaids! Ocean Rebellion in Cornwall call for ban on bottom trawling
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Before Fiberglas – British Columbia & Wahl Boatyard
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Letter to the Editor: (and the rest of the world) Urging Action on Seal Population Control
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Owner of fire-stricken fishing vessel hits out at safety report findings
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — Salmon and other fisheries are opening across the state
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Houston restaurateur Bruce Molzan accused of operating illegal seafood network
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Proposed Cuts Hurt Job Creation, Economy, and the Middle-Class – Wanna save some money? Stop wasting it on the National Ocean Policy!
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CARES Act Funding Available for Maryland Fishing Industry
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Magnuson-Stevens Act – National Standards 1, 3, 7 – Proposed Revisions
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Coast Guard hoists 4 fishermen after vessel runs aground near Shackelford Banks, North Carolina
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Menhaden: Overfished or bad research?
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Bristol Bay Sockeye output blows previous seasons out of water
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