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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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Editorial: Massachusetts State lobster bill needs to avoid important pitfall
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Is the United States ready for offshore aquaculture?
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Calling hour’s, and a Celebration of Life for David “Heavy D” Sutherland in Gloucester
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Coast Guard Refuses to Enforce California’s New Environmental Regulation
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Gov. Parnell talks Chuitna/Pebble Mines, water rights, radiation testing
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Fishing for a Future After Brexit
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 10, 2021
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Fish farmer denies disease killing fish
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