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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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From the UBC “think tank” – B.C. salmon prices set to skyrocket with climate change
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 35′ H&H Osmond Beal Lobster Boat, Cummins QSL9 Diesel
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From NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Director Bruce Buckson – Draft Division Enforcement Priorities for 2013
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Changing Migration Patterns Upend East Coast Fishing Industry
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Ireland: Future of fish industry is very ‘bleak’ – ‘We ask for no more than equal rights,,,
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Karter Larson says Thank you to all the sponsors of the 6th Annual Jazzy Scallop and Seafood Festival.
We greatly appreciate everyone’s generosity and support as we strive to educate the public about the commercial fishing industry and stand with our commercial fishermen to Read More » -
3-Minute Market Insight – Shrimp Market Nearing Record Level Prices, Pollock at Low Prices
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Bristol Bay red king crab quota caught
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Dave Marciano Illness: What Happened To His Health?
Dave Marciano is one of the most well-known stars of Wicked Tuna. There are some whispers going around that he is sick at this time. These Read More » -
FFAW’s 5-cent-a-pound lobster ‘levy’ most shocking of all secrets uncovered in 2016
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AK plans to cut salmon bycatch in Bering Sea pollock fishery; Comments wanted
Federal fish managers are proposing changes to the Bering Sea pollock fishery to better reduce bycatch of Chinook and chum salmon, and they want input from Read More » -
A Documentary: “Last Man Fishing” to debut in Newburyport
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Coast Guard says two unresponsive people pulled from Atlantic
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Support HR-200 – Chinook Salmon ‘Overfished’? Not So Fast, Say Fishermen
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New trawling technology – Precision Seafood Harvesting – the future of commercial fishing – video
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Offshore Wind Farm Threatens Tangier Family’s Conch Fishing Livelihood
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Alaskans should have the final say on Pebble Mine – Sharon and Everett Thompson of Naknek, Alaska,
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NEFMC Requests Emergency Action for Gulf of Maine Haddock to Prevent Significant Fishery Impacts
The New England Fishery Management Council is asking NOAA Fisheries to take emergency action under the Secretary of Commerce’s authority to address a critical Gulf of Read More » -
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House pegs fisheries for $75M disaster aid; NOAA staying here
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Louisiana Oysters on the brink: ‘It’s not a decline; it’s zero population’
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Salmon canning jobs dwindling as consumer tastes change, says Canfisco
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