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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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Obituary: Roger E. Libby – Port Clyde, Maine
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Summer flounder fishing rules to get examined and overhauled
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Another Government Shutdown Could Sink Scallop Fishery Profits
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Long Island, NY – LaValle Bill to Help Commercial Fishermen Unanimously Passes Senate (fuel saver!)
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Have you caught a Pacific pink salmon in England? The Environment Agency would love to hear from you!
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Inuit father faces backlash after posting photo of son with hunted beluga whale on Twitter
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Family fined $70,000 over black market rock lobster sales
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Georgia: Shrimpers caught fishing illegally
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Dispute between Newfoundland and Labrador at-sea observer, fisherman goes to court
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Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association have voiced their opposition DFO’s logbook plans
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Maine lobstermen stirring the pots win bigly in federal court
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NOAA cop video draws fire in D.C.
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Vatican warns of growing trend of fishing industry exploiting workers
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Wildlife Service boat sinks in Kodiak harbor – adn.com
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Florida Fishermen to cast vote against net ban
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