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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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Catch Shares: Commercial trawlers to transition to quota system for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands cod harvests
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Coast Guard searching for overdue shrimp trawler with 2 people onboard near Cape San Blas, Florida
The Coast Guard is searching Tuesday for an overdue vessel with two people aboard near Cape San Blas, Florida. Missing is Michael Redman and Jimmy Mallory. Read More » -
Alaskan halibut, caught by a century-old Seattle boat, provides a glimpse of Amazon’s strategy with Whole Foods
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Skeena Sockeye Collapse: BC Fisheries Closed While Alaskans Keep Fishing – BC Conservationists Challenge Alaskans to Put Sustainability First
The cause of the apparent collapse is not known and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, Watershed Watch Salmon Society, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are calling on Alaskan fishery managers to Read More » -
NRDC petitions NMFS to list a new (and very endangered) species. Of course they do.
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Noise from seismic air guns could be skirmish before war over East Coast offshore drilling – pile-driving for windmill construction will be louder than air guns
Oil and geophysical companies say this is an ill-disguised attempt to prevent all drilling in the huge area President Obama opened to exploration in 2010, and Read More » -
Maine’s new elver rules will delay season start until April
Jeff Nichols, spokesman for Maine Department of Marine Resources, said Tuesday that because of the time needed to work out the logistics of the new measures, Read More » -
Spring lobster season now underway in P.E.I.
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North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff defend catch sharing plan
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DC Circuit Sinks Challenge to Fishing Bycatch Rule
The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld the government’s method of counting fish and other sea life that are unintentionally swept up in commercial fishing nets. The Read More » -
Florida: Commercial Mullet fishing: Ban feud casts wide net – Video
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Maritime fisherman finds much success using crack cocaine as bait (satire)
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Fishing industry says it doesn’t endorse Vineyard Wind’s ‘consensus plan’ for transit lanes
The fishing industry said Vineyard Wind distorted its words on Monday. A release by Vineyard Wind said the offshore wind company endorsed a “consensus” transit corridor Read More » -
Spare fleet readies for Togiak herring season
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In Nova Scotia, extremes of elation and despair in wake of the Northern Pulp mill closure
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Threatened Government Shutdown Threatens Crab Fishery… Again
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‘Blame the fishermen’ media narrative only hurts the endangered right whale
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The Gulf of Maine cod fishery is in rough shape. The fishermen aren’t doing much better.
In December of 2011, five days before Christmas, cod fishermen in the Gulf of Maine received a letter from government regulators.,,, Over the next four years, catch Read More » -
Opposition mounts against proposed offshore fish farm off the coast of Sarasota
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Sitka tribe asks state regulators to shut down commercial herring fishery
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FISH-NL SLAMS FFAW for stonewalling on membership list
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Crab-22: how Norway’s fisheries got rich on an invasive species
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Fight to keep Snake River dams is not over
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On the Pipe? The Freaks at EDF that brought you Catch Shares now wants you monitored 100% following THEIR failure!
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