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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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Canadian Company Pleads Guilty to Illegally Selling Harp Seal Oil in the United States
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Looking Back with FishNetUSA: The case for Bureaucratic Monitoring Systems (BMSs)
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Varied New Jersey Fishing Businesses May Apply for Grant for 35 Percent Loss in 2020
Since the pandemic began, fishing revenue in New Jersey is down about 35 percent, according to the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection. Viking Village commercial dock Read More » -
Editorial: IG’s NOAA report puts onus on the White House
Let’s face it, NOAA chief administrator Jane Lubchenco has shown nothing but contempt for Congress and for America’s fishermen since President Obama plopped her into the Read More » -
Peterhead landings hit new record
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Event filled Summit for commercial fishermen set for Tuesday at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner
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Maritime industry worth $30 billion to Washington state economy – Participants in the Pacific Marine Expo were blown away by the big numbers
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Fallen stars: Wasting disease spreading along West Coast, including Humboldt County tide pools
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MSA: Renewal of fisheries law brings back debate over managing stocks
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Commercia Fisherman Matthew “Matt” James Washington of Sedro Woolley, WA has passed away
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Warrenton Marina puts derelict boats on notice
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‘They want to track us like paedophiles’
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Commercial fishing is Petersen legacy as fourth generation continues a Muskegon tradition
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N.L., Equinor announce $6.8B offshore deepwater oil project
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Man. This is one slow fish news day! Dead whale stuck underneath Agentia dock
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Canadian patrols and inspections of NAFO vessels off N.L. coast drop by 50%
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Our Drowning Coast: Left to Louisiana’s tides, Jean Lafitte fights for time
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Support HR-200 – Chinook Salmon ‘Overfished’? Not So Fast, Say Fishermen
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Fishermen Protest Against Kyaukphyu Seaport
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North Carolina: New quota cuts Southern flounder fishing off in one week, frustrating fishermen
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