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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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Pacific salmon recovery report gives 32 recommendations to reverse declines
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What effect did the ABC campaign have on fishery matters? More on Seals. The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong
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9 fin whales found dead in Alaska waters near Kodiak in recent weeks
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Pacific Coast crabs are suffocating
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‘Wicked Tuna’ star William ‘Willbilly’ Hathaway dead at 36
“Wicked Tuna” star William “Willbilly” Hathaway died in a car crash Saturday, Fox News has learned. He was 36 years old. Maryland State Police’s Salisbury Barrack Read More » -
Forget Maine, Jersey fisherman catch quality lobsters
As the sun begins to set over Shark River, the boat “Fully Loaded” approaches the dock. As the name suggests, it’s fully loaded with lobsters. “It’s Read More » -
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans Medevacs Diver from Fishing Vessel
A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 60-year-old-man suffering from signs of decompression sickness from a fishing vessel Friday evening. Jimmy Richard, 60, was aboard the Heavy Metal approximately Read More » -
West Coast Waters Grow More Productive with Shift Toward Cooler Conditions
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Canada-U.S. delegates meet in B.C. to discuss halibut ‘wastage’ in Bering Sea
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Sustainability of land-based salmon farming recognised
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Plan to Restore Mass., R.I., Shores Damaged in 2003 Oil Spill OK’d
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Massachusetts fishermen question impact offshore wind farms will have on their industry
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East-West hostility may stall Ross Sea conservation
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Baltimore crab houses haven’t any crabs
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Eight oyster fishermen convicted of harvest violations in Vermilion, La
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A Rising Tide of Noise Is Now Easy to See – new york times
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WWF-Canada report says Canadian forage fish are in trouble
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After a yearlong closure, Tanner crab season makes a comeback off Kodiak Island
Dave Kubiak spent a recent rainy Thursday stacking the deck of his boat, the Laura Lee, with crab pots in preparation for Kodiak’s Tanner crab season. Read More » -
Starving the fleet – (No word on when dairy farmers will have to begin paying for the inspectors who examine their barns.)
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MAIB report reveals drama of the moment a WWII bomb exploded under a fishing boat
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Antarctic toothfish poaching ships shrug off New Zealand navy
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Samoa Tuna Processors still waiting for permit
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Cape Breton First Nation’s plan for early fishing forced hand on new regulations
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Ocean Beauty accepts offer on seafood plant for sale in Petersburg
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