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Washington Fish and wildlife officers on patrol for poachers
Sgt. Erik Olson and Officer Mike Apple were looking for crab poachers in the central Puget Sound area Monday. video@kirotv
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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Synthetic crustacean bait prepared for major evaluation in Nova Scotia
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Nearly 200 NC Fishermen Travel To Raleigh For Second Annual Seafood Lobby Day
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44’11”x21 Novi Lobster/Scalloper, Price reduced
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iSnapper helps track and monitor catch as snapper season opens on June 1
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Pebble Mine: Commercial Fishermen, Indigenous People Unite to Fight Mine in Alaska
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Cortez fisherman cast out ideas to solve mullet problem – “They heard our side.”
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Icicle vessel runs aground
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has drafted a “forage fish” plan
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Yes, Copper River Seafoods just posted a preseason price. And yes, it’s encouraging.
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Coast Guard Assists Disabled Fishing Vessel Triple G Near Oregon Inlet
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Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Spokane, Washington, June 7-13, 2018
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Big, new D&D fishing catamaran arrives home in Narooma
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New Rules Limit Chinook Salmon Bycatches in Alaska
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 24, 2020
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Families bid for private sea search to find missing Conwy fishermen
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Deadline for Terminating Inshore Fishing Controlling Agreement Fast Approaching
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Scott Brown, the voters and the Okie-Doke
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Discovery Channel’s ‘Lobstermen’ Star Captain Tim Handrigan Delivers Live, Fresh Lobsters to Doorsteps Nationwide
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OPINION: A better bay: Sustaining local fishing jobs
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Hurricane Maria Public Advisory 200 PM EDT
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Shrimpers and environmentalists oppose growth of LNG export facilities
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Lillian’s dream of honouring Evans Head fishing industry comes true
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China’s fishing numbers don’t add up, UBC researcher Pauly says
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Draft MSC Recertification Report Released… Public Comment Period is Open
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Shrimping: an endangered tradition
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