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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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Skipper nods off, vessel collides with breakwater in Campbell River
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Lawsuit filed to Protect Pacific Humpback from fishing gear, Can lawsuits save North Atlantic Right Whale?
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Santa Barbara Poaching Commercial Fisherman Sentenced in Abalone Case
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Coast Guard medevacs man off fishing vessel near Hobucken, NC
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Maine Department of Marine Resources proposes 100 elver licenses for four Maine Indian tribes
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An Anti-Fishing Town? Home Storage Of Fishing Gear Dredged Up Anew
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Real Estate Rent Seekers Furious: Trump Sinks USA’s Offshore Wind Industry
Never a fan of the wind industry, Donald Trump has just destroyed its prospects all along America’s Atlantic coast. Trump’s ban on offshore drilling for oil Read More » -
Pushing the Limit: Councillor floats idea of devolving some fisheries control to Shetland
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Florida Law imposing stiffer penalties for lobster violators goes to governor
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Offshore Wind Project Planned for California
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Icelandic Fin Whale Hunt Resumes, Stirs Debate
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Galway Hooker Lit in Ukrainian Colours
One of Galway’s fleet of traditional craft has been lit in Ukrainian national colours in support of the people of Ukraine The Naomh Cronán is decked out Read More » -
The early shift: New Jersey People working while you’re still asleep
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Alaska budget cuts lead to less fishing opportunity
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Florida’s gill net rules hit a snag
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After six years of tracking mackerel in the North Atlantic, scientists have uncovered a few fishy secrets.
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Both sides in Scotland’s escalating seal-shooting wars could face charges after a series of dramatic confrontations
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And then they came for the lobstermen…
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