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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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Gloucester: NOAA drops port’s rank in latest report, even as local fish landings, values rise
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MSA Reauth Road Show: Fisheries Survival Fund responds to Conservation Law Foundation attack on scallop industry testimony
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The Fisherman is the Ultimate American Hero – Fish and Men
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Denmark to Build North Sea Island to Serve as Wind Power Hub
Denmark has agreed to build an island in the North Sea that would gather and distribute electricity from wind energy farms. The 210-billion kroner ($34 billion) Read More » -
California Department of Fish and Wildlife – Status of the Fisheries Reports
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Pew response fails to address EU fishing sector concerns over misleading information
It is disappointing that your response fails to address the issues that we have raised. We drew attention to the startling divergence between the (ICES) view Read More » -
It’s time to kill the Gulf dead zone, as Gulf Shrimpers fight for their livelihoods
Anyone who has followed this issue over the three decades or so it has been studied knows progress has been slow. They also know Louisiana, though Read More » -
LSU AG Center will hold its annual Louisiana Fisheries Summit for commercial fishermen at Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center
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Nova Scotia young lobster population shows no sign of decline
Federal fisheries scientists say their most recent sampling of juvenile lobster in southwest Nova Scotia indicate a decade-long trend of abundant populations is holding steady. “It’s Read More » -
Video: Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel’s may day call near Martha’s Vineyard
Coast Guard crews escorted a disabled 47-foot fishing vessel to safety Monday evening into Tuesday morning from 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The fishing vessel Read More » -
UPDATED – Seine F/V Elohim capsizes, F/V Infinite Grace plucks the surviver’s from the water
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British Columbia: Low salmon numbers keep nets out of the Fraser
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Billionaire crony corporatist schemes – Financing “green” companies and enviro groups, getting richer off taxpayers and consumers
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Commercial Fishermen Seek Better Internet Connectivity at Sea
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Yurok Tribe Dispute with State over Coastal Access Entangled in Alleged Embezzlement – “fake marine protected areas” (wow)
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Coming up short. Jury deadlocks in case that questioned how to measure a lobster
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Whales entangled in fishing gear could prompt early end to Dungeness crab season
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Its never enough. National Marine Sanctuary eco bureaucracy panel says more protected marine zones likely needed
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Bristol Bay fishery Saturday update – Naknek-Kvichak netted 1.1 million yesterday, it’s biggest catch to date.
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Campobello Island mourns loss of fisherman originally from Chester who freed dozens of entangled whales
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Someone needs to inform Trump and Musk that the infusion of some hormones from discarded drug and other human waste is causing some species of fish to spontaneously “transition”. Let’s see him fix that with an executive order.