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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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Investigation leads to 66 halibut fishing charges in Nova Scotia
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Sea-lion miseries tied to sardine reduction – Do we let nature take its course if there are now too many?
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Sanford assesses quitting the Pacific tuna business
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Environmental And Climatic Alarmism Demand Accountability
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Fall lobster season off to a windy start on P.E.I.
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Chesapeake Bay Makes Progress, But Still Hindered By Illegal Discharge
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Jury selection begins for BP exec charged in Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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Costco’s fish import licence suspended
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Lobster prices climbing as export market grows
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Groundfishing aground? The rise and fall of Maine’s offshore fishing industry – Lobster catch keeps going up, up, up
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Connecticut lawmakers call on inspector general to investigate fishing regulations
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Another Invasive Species Found in Maine:UM Machias students discover invasive crab in Beals which poses threat to Maine’s shoreline ecosystem
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