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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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Comment: New Zealand’s fishing industry under pressure
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2 views on Vineyard Wind delay
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Bay-Delta salmon population just one fifth of mandated goal by Dan Bacher
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Dirty Politics – High rollers, big names back CCA agenda across U.S. & N.C.
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Council to reconsider red king crab closure options
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From sea to sale: Fishermen skip processors, go straight to buyers
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Letter to the Editor – Conservative in name alone – Cody Young, Penticton
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Marine protection for Bay of Fundy pushed by baykeeper
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