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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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Hurricane Warnings In Effect for Parts of Long Island and southern New England
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Hurricane Ida: Shrimper Norman Bouisse survives 13 hours on capsized boat. Grant Bundy came to get him.
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The Top 5 Challenges Facing the New NOAA Administrator
The Senate confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kathryn Sullivan to be the new administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She replaces Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Read More » -
Kasich understands plight of commercial fishermen – Stephen Joyce
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Panel report sets best course for fisheries (and what a Panel it was!)
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Council for Sustainable Fishing – SAFMC Efforts to decrease the number of charter and headboats
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PETA wishes Warren Sapp well after shark attack, sends (delicious cruelty-free) fake lobster
Warren Sapp was bitten by what appeared to be a nurse shark while hunting lobster off the Florida Keys on Wednesday. The former University of Miami Read More » -
An Intimate Portrait of Louisiana’s Commercial Fishing Communities
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Can the U.S. win the battle against overfishing?
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The Long Haul, Part 7 – Investigating Fish Contamination Leads to Questions About Genetics
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Fisheries minister meeting with fishing associations later today, as the Maritime “Tie up” protest continues
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Cortez preservation group FISH continues to preserve fishing village’s heritage
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Coast Guard retrieve 5 fishermen from life raft after fishing vessel sinks off Oregon coast
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from a life raft late Monday after a fishing boat sank approximately 20 miles offshore from the mouth of Read More » -
SA government targets lobster poacher’s US trust millions after conviction
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What’s Killing the Baby Sea Lions? Environmentalists say the overfishing of sardines. Fishermen say that’s a crock.
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