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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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F/V Scandies Rose: Stuart Coast Guardsman recalls saving two fishermen off coast of Alaska
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Coronavirus: Chéticamp residents worry out-of-province fishery workers could bring COVID-19
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Conservation Law Foundation’s Peter Shelley, “The science is clear”
Conservation Law Foundation’s Peter Shelley made an impassioned plea to the NE Fisheries Management Council yesterday to be courageous in its management of the cod fishery Read More » -
‘Fishermen are tired of lies of politicians and environmental groups, plan wave of protests against Brussels
Dutch fishermen are planning a series of protests against European rules that they claim are destroying their industry. The ‘Eendracht Maakt Kracht’ (‘Unity Is Strength’) movement Read More » -
A case of molestation – DFG Wardens Cite Lobster Stealing Suspect in Dana Point
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What’s that? Alaska fishing boats to fly quarantine flag
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Skipper nods off, vessel collides with breakwater in Campbell River
A fishing vessel going cruising speed hit the breakwater at a marina in Campbell River last night. The captain of The Powell River Queen, the ferry Read More » -
Port of Seattle plans $35 million Fishermen’s Terminal makeover to stem losses
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Exciting times, eh, commercial fishers? BOEM kick-starts New York Bight offshore wind farm auction
The Biden-Harris administration published a preliminary sale notice today for a wind auction off the coasts of New York and New Jersey. The proposal includes provisions Read More » -
End of era for Naples fishing industry? Commentary by Tom Marvel, commercial fisherman, Naples
It is noteworthy in our city of Naples when a business lasts for 70 years. Such is the case with Combs Fish Co., where local commercial Read More » -
Salmon Fisheries Set As Managers Start Process To Protect Endangered Orcas
The organization that sets limits for commercial, recreational and tribal salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest wrapped up their work Tuesday at a meeting in Northern Read More » -
EPA official quits amid e-mail scrutiny
A senior Environmental Protection Agency official overseeing states in the West and Great Plains resigned Friday, amid intense congressional scrutiny over how EPA appointees have used Read More » -
Where to, struggling small-scale fishers? – “Fishing communities are in crisis”
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Marine feedlots and the tide against wild fish
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Maine lobstermen appeal to the public to fund legal fight against federal regulations
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Another Crackpot ENGO, Another ESA Lawsuit against the NMFS
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