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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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Gulf of Alaska bycatch issue simmering in Kodiak – as debate continues over whether a catch share program would solve the problem.
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Crescent City Harbor District – Harbor prepares for potential squid fishery
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Biloxi: Department of Marine Resources: Miss. Sound oyster reefs either depleted or stressed
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Roe herring fishery opens under watchful eye of Tla’amin
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Project serves up big data to guide managing America’s coastal waters
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“Today,NOAA has responded to a declared disaster by creating a crisis.” NOAA sticks to cuts in fish limits
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‘We cannot fish in a wind farm’: Local fishermen file lawsuit over offshore wind project
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Tuna fleets agree to 35pc reduction in fishing as part of ‘global initiative’ to boost prices
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Vineyard Wind challenges ‘flawed’ permitting decision
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Feds charge Montauk fisherman, Gosmans with violating fishing limits, conspiracy, obstruction
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Stock assessments show Maritime lobster population strong, fishery sustainable
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Hard-hit Bayou La Batre shrimpers say they need all the help they can get
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Climate change will shift marine predators’ habitat, study says – By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
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DMR issues draft decision approving controversial Mere Point Oyster Co. lease
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The sea in his blood – He doesn’t plan to retire from lobster fishing any time soon.
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Washington: State won’t renew leases for Puget Sound fish farms
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Puppy found alive on beach after fishing boat capsizes off Sitkalidak Island
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P.E.I. lobster fishermen begin the penny per pound Lobster Levy for marketing on Saturday
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Have a burning question about lobstering? Ask Leroy!
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