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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 Deliciously Fishy Case of the “Codfather”
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Dick Grachek responds to “Cod stocks on south coast of Newfoundland ‘OK but not great’
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Seafood development association shifts focus away from Pebble Mine
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Newsletter of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council – Impressive publication!
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The Case: Defamation suit marks shift in fight over lobstering – MLA says Seafood Watch assessment intentionally misstates facts
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Seized Dominican boats to be allocated to Dorian-impacted fishers
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Russian President Putin, PM Medvedev Spend Weekend With Fishermen
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F/V Unicorn Takes on Water; Volunteers Rally to Save Her
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Mourners gathered, Families of lost fishermen remember a dedicated, hardy crew
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