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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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France and its fishermen speak out against the United Kingdom and its marine protected areas
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Alaska senator Begich ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if more companies left MSC
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Tracking fish easier, quicker, safer with new injectable device
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Columbia River sanctuary patrols lead to multiple citations and arrests
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New €20 million fishing vessel arrives in Killybegs
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Commercial Fisherman sues Nat Geo and Katie’s Seafood after losing fingers on reality show
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Second coronavirus wave would be ‘catastrophic,’ Massachusetts fishermen say
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