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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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How Bomb Debris from Bristol, England, Made a Road in NYC
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Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea says she will not lift the moratorium on aquaculture development in B.C.’s Discovery Islands for the foreseeable future. more@cbcnews 00:30 Read More » -
Terra-Gen Critics Said We Should Wait for Offshore Wind, But Will That Project Spark an Even Nastier Debate?
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‘Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove’ fisherman sued for alleged negligence
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Hundreds attend the 53rd annual Blessing of the Fleet in Darien, Georgia
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Rescheduled for 4 pm Friday Join Us: Phone Call with BOEM Director on New York Offshore Wind
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Young Introduces Legislation to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
Alaskan Congressman Don Young has joined Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) in introducing H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, which would enhance the Read More » -
Federal rule could upend states’ shark fin bans.
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Unprecedented Dolphin Die Off Witnessed Along Eastern US Coast
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Shaheen Negotiates Full Federal Funding for At-Sea Monitoring Fees in Government Spending Bill
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the lead Democrat on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after obtaining funding Read More » -
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Analysis: New England Marine Monument Proposals Overlook Existing Protections, Overstep Democratic Management
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Hawai’i Fishermen’s Alliance Petition To Delist the North Pacific Population of the Humpback Whale from Endangered Species Act
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Obama brings fresh attention to an expanded marine sanctuary (and the fishermen it hurts)
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North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to begin industry funded survey of shrimp trawl fishermen
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