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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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Thanks for listening to lobstermen – Jason Day – third-generation lobsterman from Vinalhaven Me.
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Defra accused of ‘remarkably poor scientific practice’ over crabs
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North Coast Fisherman Fear for the Future of Commercial Fisheries as Offshore Wind Efforts Advance
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A skipper named ‘Crazy Horse’, a ‘dicky’ autopilot and a sailing trip that foundered on a beach
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Red herring? Facing off over the sustainability of B.C.’s herring fishery
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Maine’s lobster marketing group is facing existential opposition from an unlikely source: the lobster industry.
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Obama Administration Approves Resumption of California Offshore Fracking
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REMINDER SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY TELEPHONE TOWNHALL AND WEBINAR TODAY! Thursday, August 8 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for December 13, 2019
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