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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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The Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council are Disappointed with the Northern Cod Maximum Allowable harvest announced today by DFO
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Fishing regulators consider ways to avoid whale entanglement
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FISH-NL leaders on tour, 15 formal meetings scheduled
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New Ice Machines Help Bolster Stonington Fishing Industry
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Burglary charged aboard NOAA mapping ship in New Castle
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New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival gives visitors a free, fun behind-the-scenes look – Sept 26th, and 27th
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Recommended gear rules for Right Whale safety are adopted
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Bering Sea Opies and the reality of the Deadliest Catch….Chris Miller
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Aluminum 48′ Purse Seiner, (2) 425HP John Deere Diesels, 16 KW Generator
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The C word
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Rules Aimed at Protecting Striped Bass Will Hold
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The fishing vessel Enterprise in New Bedford harbor
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Fishery the ‘economic giant’ of the province, says FFAW leader
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Our coastal communities are drowning, largely thanks to tradable quotas and licences.
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HARVEY B. MICKELSON – UMass administration owes everyone answers on SMAST, the answers to the questions put forth herein must be forthcoming.
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High Liner: Captain Salvatore Parisi and F/V St. Rosalie
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