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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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Coastal Conservation Association is all about catching fish for fun, not food – they want to take it off your table!
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Prince Edward Islanders urged to prepare for tropical storm Henri
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Probe sought into conditions of ‘stranded’ migrant fishers whose boat ran aground off Inis Mór
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LETTER: Snapper Plentiful – Bob Zales
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Coast Guard assists vessel aground in Sukhoi Bay, Alaska
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NCFA Weekly Update for Jan. 2, 2015
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Feds to let fishermen carry over unused quota
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Construction project could be a boon for Whatcom commercial fishing fleet
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The Washington fishing-industry battle over a federal council seat escalates
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Maine to host public hearings about fish habitat plan – Tonight 6PM, Brewer – Tomorrow 6PM, Portland
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Sealing industry protests lack of talks on EU ban at summit in N.L.
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PORT TOWNSEND – Fin-fish farm issue resolved, Jefferson County officials say
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Iceland’s Forgotten Fisherwomen
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