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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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Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Meeting to discuss spending $10.9 million for damage to oyster and blue crab fisheries
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Starving cod – Harvesters reporting catching thin cod with little in their digestive systems
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No more Sea Goddess: Maine Lobster Fest event goes gender-neutral
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Westport Blessing of the Fleet ceremony this Sunday
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Fishing License Changes?
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DMR permanently revokes licenses of Swan’s Island fisherman
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Inland Fisheries: Can Illinois turn Asian carp into Chilean sea bass? State to announce new name
A new name for the much-maligned fish will be announced Wednesday by state officials who hope the rebrand will shed the negative image of a muddy Read More » -
Clearwater Seafoods to pursue legal options after surf clam licence goes to First Nations group
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Dennis Gaff – ‘Proud to be a Cromer fisherman’
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Memorializing a fishing tragedy helps complete a family puzzle — 50 years later
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Salt of the Sea screens for students at Murie Science Building, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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