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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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StarKist Celebrates 50th Anniversary In American Samoa With Commemorative “Made In America” Canned Products
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Chesapeake Bay blue crabs in trouble, tighter harvest restrictions loom
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Offshore wind developers ante up at auction of leases near Block Island
In what is sure to be seen as an affirmation of their industry’s prospects, a scrum of offshore wind developers is poised to pay an unprecedented Read More » -
Record high prices, strong demand for Canadian snow crab bodes well for Alaska
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There is something very wrong here – DFO – Public Reporting on Aquaculture – Incidental Catch
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Right whale entanglements: Scientists, engineers, fishing industry are collaborating with little success
After three recent fishing gear entanglements involving the rare North American right whale, a Boston researcher says collaboration between fishers, biologists, and engineers isn’t fixing the problem. Read More » -
Maine Right whale advocates say they feel sidelined by the powerful lobster industry
As Maine’s lobstermen fight national conservation groups over federal gear rules and fishery closures intended to protect endangered whales, they have found fierce allies among the Read More » -
Newcastle NH: Public hearing scheduled to discuss wind turbines – Fishermen are concerned
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Michael Smith told him to “grow a pair”: Curtis Stone Says Chefs for Seals Misrepresented Him
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Peaceful Protest: Hundreds of fishermen protest outside Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jordan’s office
Several hundred fishermen protested Thursday in Bridgewater, N.S., outside the constituency office of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan, demanding her department stop out-of-season commercial lobster Read More » -
Fernandina’s Shrimping Industry: Storied Past, Uncertain Future – A Look Back
Here we are in the birthplace of American shrimping industry. We greet visitors with a waterfront Shrimping Museum. Pink and blue larger-than-life statues of shrimp adorn Read More » -
She’s back. Oregon to help World Bank fix nation’s ocean issues
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Was an Arctic Fox Actually Rescued From an Iceberg Miles Offshore by Commercial Fishermen?
Once readers clicked on the ad, they landed on an 80-slide story with the headline: “These Fishermen Noticed Something Unbelievable Atop An Iceberg… What Was It?” Read More » -
Port of Newport re-assessing access to new International Terminal
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 5, 2020
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Seven rescued after commercial fishing vessel catches fire 350 miles west of Monterey
The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of seven people after their 85-foot commercial fishing boat caught fire Wednesday morning, approximately 350 miles west of Monterey. Eleventh Read More » -
A Fundraiser for Abigail and Joshua Osborne
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Georgia: Shrimping season closes after record year
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Fight over America’s Finest vessel part of bigger processor battle
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Atlantic City, N.J. Tells Boat Businesses That They Can’t Operate
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Opinion: Columbia Basin Collaborative anything but collaborative
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A new culprit in cod decline? – Wait. What about that computer model?!!
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Signs China will discuss lifting trade ban, but Australian lobster fishers say diversification crucial
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