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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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Cemre delivers Norwegian LNG-powered fishing vessel
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Twillingate Fisherman Richard Gillett enters Day 2 of hunger strike: ‘If I can’t fish, I’m no good to no one’
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International Pacific Halibut Commission looks at possible 30 percent reduction
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Maine Harvester Enters Guilty Plea, Maine Dealers Sentenced for Illegally Trafficking American Eels
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Hey guys & gals;
I strongly suggest that you at least check out the CSF’s website & learn more about the goals & scope of the organization. It’s a new group with a new concept & they are looking for new members throughout the country & suggestions about what their issues need to concentrate on. The first matter of business at hand is the “Reauthorization of Magnuson” & all that it entails.
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New Bedford Seafood Consulting