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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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Marine resources commissioner opposes task force to study addiction in fishing industry
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Unemployed? How ’bout a sweet gig at World Wildelife Fund!
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Swedish MSC fishery accused of illegal fishing – Still carry’s the ENGO Tax Stamp!
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Dick Grachek writes, ” They are stealing our ocean environment right out from under us.” He’s right!
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Fundraising push is on for Down East memorial to honor lost fishermen
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Togiak Herring Biomass Forecast Above 10-Year Average
Alaska fishery area management biologists in Dillingham say the 2015 Togiak District herring biomass is forecast to be 163,480 tons, about 110 percent of the recent Read More » -
Youth Gone Bad. Busted for Fishing in Eco Imperialist No Take Zone. HANDS UP! I CAN”T FISH!!
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California passes bill to ban drift net fishing
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Worm harvesters angered by ANP enforcement actions
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Pallone Opposes Cuts to Summer Flounder Quotas at Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting
Today, at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a spokesperson for Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) provided a statement arguing that proposed reductions for Summer Flounder Read More » -
S.D. tunaboat captain discovered Galapagos ‘Garden of Eden’ tragedy 85 years ago
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and in Fisherynation Sports this morning, ‘All hell has broken loose right now’
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Vineyard Wind, welcome to our world…
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Ret Talbot – Fishery Data versus Anecdote through the Lens of Sector Management
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Virginia’s oyster harvest hit 406,000 bushels for the 2012-2013 season – biggest in 26 years
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Access to Information Act Docs: Federal fisheries office in Comox on chopping block for more than a year
Critics of the government’s plan to cut $100 million from the ministry over three years say the elimination of an administrative position and the movement of Read More » -
Fisheries issues, policies to get a close look – The effort is being spurred by the Federal Fishery Advisory Board
Three of the biggest problems in fisheries management in the Northeast will be tackled soon by a top-to-bottom review led by the UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Read More » -
Mid Atlantic: National Ocean Policy threatens new regulatory burdens
Since its creation by Executive Order in 2010, the Obama administration has hailed its National Ocean Policy (NOP) as a non-regulatory, stakeholder-driven initiative that will lead Read More » -
Be There! Saturday, Sept 10th – Brew River’s boat docking event a ‘rodeo on the water’
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving? (un official)
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Fish tales and tails: Festival celebrates Gloucester Fisheries Heritage
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A Little More Normal? Lobster boat races Sunday
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