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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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Pacific Fishery Management Council approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast
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Furious over threats to the (Chesapeake) bay [Letter]
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From the Moderator: I was wondering,,,,,,,,,,,
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Inland Fisheries: Can Illinois turn Asian carp into Chilean sea bass? State to announce new name
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UPDATED: Fishing vessels catch fire in Galilee
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Education key to electronic reporting, monitoring systems
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FISH-NL calls on Ottawa to reserve northern shrimp quota for inshore fleet in light of expected dramatic cuts
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling for an immediate halt to the fishing of northern shrimp by factory-freezer offshore Read More » -
Fishermen, Scientists Collaborate to Collect Climate Data
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Nav/Com: What’s New in Bridge Electronics – Lot’s of info!
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NEFMC will vote Sept. 30 on changing requirements for groundfish monitoring, fishermen have mixed responses
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Shea turns her back on NL; no ice compensation for fishermen
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Lawsuit threatens Washington’s commercial fishing families | Opinion
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Working Waterfront – Purchase of family-owned fish pier on Chatham town meeting docket
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A Brunswick County senator’s proposed resolution opposing catch-share fisheries management is drawing praise
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US Commerce shortchanges’ American Samoa of monies that fishing companies pay for polluting territorial waters
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MAFMC/ASMFC Public Hearings on Summer Flounder Commercial Issues Amendment
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Return of alewives on St. Croix River celebrated
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North Coast Fishermen Voice Concerns About the Proposed Individual Transferable Quota System
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Study: Fraud growing in scientific research papers
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Fishermen did a good job freeing Owl
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