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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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Port of Seattle buys Salmon Bay Marina
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Beached fishing boat removed in pieces from Port San Luis beach
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Support the Seal Hunt. Boycott The Ellen Degeneres Show – Petition published by Robert Byrne
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Tropical storm Nate weakens but rain, floods to continue
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RI One Step Closer to Seat on Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council
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Coronavirus: In Photo’s – The Essential Work of Farmers (and Fishermen)
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US Customs seizes bladders from endangered fish being shipped from Venezuela to China
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Defense argues accused lobster boat captain had right of way in boat fatality
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Some Say Kuskokwim Commercial Fishing Opening Unfair
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N.S. FREEZE ON ISSUING NEW SEAFOOD BUYERS/PROCESSTNG LICENSES
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PETA is coming after Baltimore’s beloved crab
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About 250 cubic metres of oil spilled from SeaRose
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N.C. Fisheries bills may not get heard before legislature adjourns
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 18, 2016
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B.C. Herring fisherman charged with tossing a ‘bear banger’ to disperse group of sea lions last year
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Miss Ally divers nominated for the Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery.
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