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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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Deep Panuke faces water woes – Pumping and Dumping HUGE amounts of fresh water.
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Trump policies could mean big boon for Hawaii’s commercial fishermen and the enviro’s are upset!
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Fishers struggle as lobster ‘nearly as cheap as chocolate’
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Maine lobster group backs new speed limit on ships to protect whales
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Coast Guard crew medevacs man near Boothbay Harbor, ME
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 49-year-old male Monday five miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. At approximately 11:30 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern Read More » -
Regulations coming to Atlantic Canada could ensure safety of endangered right whales
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North Carolina halting flounder fishing Sept. 4; denies shrimping petition
The N.C. Fisheries Commission last week voted to deny a petition for rulemaking that, if implemented, would impact the state’s shrimp trawl fishery. As a result, Read More » -
The great lobster liberation, well almost
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Emails? Man! Do we get emails.
A fella from New Jersey weighed in on the CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION: Saving Seafood is “rather discomposed” article. continue Read More » -
Recreational, commercial shrimp season closes in state waters
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McDonald’s urges NPFMC to give Bering Sea canyons careful consideration
“In order to ensure all sources remain comfortably above sustainability standards into the future, we voice our support to the council and ask that it move Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ x 20′ Fiberglass Trawler/Scalloper, 6 Cylinder CAT C18, Perkins – 24 KW, Permits
Specifications, information and 57 photos click here To see all the boats in this series, Click here14:00 Read More » -
Bay-Delta Water Case Against EPA Advances
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Striped bass died by the hundreds in Blackhall River – Old Lyme fish kill blamed on cold snap
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Port of Delcambre improving docks with $2M federal grant
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Border force agents check EU Fishing Quota’s instead of stopping ‘illegal migrants’
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Vagaries of the fishing industry
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Northeast Region Bulletin: ATLANTIC HERRING FISHERY Reduction in Area 1A Quota
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Framework 55 slashes groundfish quotas, halves at-sea monitors, enviros pissed
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Video: High winds hurting commercial fishing industry on the Grand Strand
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Bill introduced to ban controversial fishing method in Virginia
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Lobster wars: Norfolk fisherman says too many people cashing in, lobsters being overfished
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Coast Guard hoists four fishermen from F/V Sea Angels, aground in Browns Inlet, North Carolina
The Coast Guard hoisted four fishermen from an 88-foot fishing vessel in Browns Inlet, North Carolina, Monday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a radio Read More »
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