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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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Federal trial starts for five fishermen accused of multi-year scheme
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Hurricane Ida: Shrimper Norman Bouisse survives 13 hours on capsized boat. Grant Bundy came to get him.
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Skipper grounds vessel, gets busted in failed sobriety test, Blows a .115 – Leads to a slight pollution issue.
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Update: WEATHER DELAY!!! Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer to hold the Maple Ridge herring sale on Saturday!
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LIVING HELL: Enslaved aboard 10 ships of shame
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Michelle Malkin Investigates – Fishing Wars | Drowning in Regulations
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2021 Yukon River Chinook salmon run will likely be small, according to forecast
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South Jersey Times Editorial Board – N.J. whale death mystery may not lead to mighty wind
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Scup, Bluefish, Black Sea Bass, and Monkfish – 2019 Fisheries Stock Assessments
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for February 16, 2018
Click here to read the Weekly Update, to read all the updates Click here, for older updates listed as NCFA click here 14:23 Read More » -
Increasing Imports = Vanishing nets: Area shrimpers sail on despite rising costs
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Indigenous Services Minister says Mi’kmaw fishermen in Nova Scotia being ‘let down’ by police
“We must also recognize that once again, as evidenced by the scenes of violence, Indigenous people have been let down by the police, those who are Read More » -
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Holy Smoke! Elver prices rise to around $1,900 per pound
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ASMFC Spring Meeting in Arlington, VA- April 30 – May 3, 2018
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King salmon disaster relief gets caught in political net – handy-dandy bona-fide official fishery disaster declaration
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After two weeks, the Coast Guard, and good Samaritan rescue 2 men – presumed lost at sea
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Tacoma Shipyard J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. launches a 184-foot F/V Northern Leader
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