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Public Forum: How Fisheries Are Adapting To Changes in Narragansett Bay

October 7, 2014 New England

Rhode Island Public Radio’s Environmental Reporter, Ambar Espinoza will host a public forum and conversation on the changing fisheries in Narragansett Bay. Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: The Rhode Island Foundation, 1 Union Station, Providence RI Read the details here 10:23

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Public Forum On Threats Facing Great Lakes In Kincardine, Ontario

August 13, 2013 Canada, Inland Fisheries, National

A public forum on threats facing Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes is set for August 24th in Kincardine. One of the topics will be the ecological and economic impact of invasive species. more@blackburnnews

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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Public Forum: How Fisheries Are Adapting To Changes in Narragansett Bay

Public Forum On Threats Facing Great Lakes In Kincardine, Ontario

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

A Moray Aviation group fundraising event will reunite Skipper with Rescuers of daring 1988 mission

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update – FEBRUARY 3, 2013

5 Fishermen Rescued by the Coast Guard when vessel runs aground on the Columbia River – Video

Baby eels are wriggling gold – Maine lawmakers look to ease restrictions on lucrative elver fishery

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Support local fishers by buying local! Virus outbreak in China triggers Tasmanian lobster lockout

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Miss Ally captain’s mother pushes for personal tracking devices – Fishermen’s bodies never found after boat capsized in storm

OC residents worry offshore wind farm will destroy coastline without easing climate change

Bristol Bay forecast goes bust

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