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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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Coast Guard aircrew assists sinking Honolulu F/V Sea Moon, dump the pump, saves crew, vessel
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Fishermen file suit over salmon management
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Updated 05:06 – Hurricane Arthur makes landfall in U.S. – will likely reach Atlantic Canada as tropical storm
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Over a Million Bucks for Bruce – Offshore Companies Get Leg-Up from DFO
This week, news broke that DFO spent untold millions completing two weeks of science work for redfish on the Mersey Venture, a 200-foot factory freezer trawler owned Read More » -
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More fishermen using personal flotation devices; still room for improvement
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Massachusetts Commercial Fisherman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
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Greenpeace vows to destroy planet – “But our supposedly precious home planet and its wildlife couldn’t give a shit.”
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Share, and Share Alike! 35 Penniless fishermen strike gold.
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Dangers of lobster fishing
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Marine mammal predation – “Sea lion solutions are scarce as the 2013 salmon run
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CETA breakthrough revives discussion over contentious fisheries renewal fund
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Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear
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Gillnet fishermen benefit thanks to a special purchase brokered by the Northeast Seafood Coalition
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Study: Fraud growing in scientific research papers
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Long-sunken trawler leaks diesel fuel into Mackerel Cove
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