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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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North Pacific council asks for three Gulf of Alaska papers – how to manage bycatch – adaptive management quota – community fishing associations
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Editorial: A callous agenda – defining who is a commercial fisherman
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Fishermen call on Macron to halt Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, threaten “unprecedented confrontations”
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Ketchikan fishermen fined for violating Lacey Act
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Craig Medred: Fish fight end?
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Clam Boats Test Paperless Reporting – eClams (Electronic Clam Logbook and Account Management Software)
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NEFMC votes against limiting access to whiting fishery
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Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat Victory placed on restricted duty
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Decisions coming soon on Columbia salmon reforms
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