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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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Coast Guard medevacs Commercial Fisherman 55 miles offshore of Lake Charles, Louisiana
The Coast Guard medevaced a mariner from an 86-foot fishing vessel approximately 55 miles offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana, Thursday morning. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received Read More » -
Salmon farmers in B.C. fish for federal legislation
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Tiny number of Asian carp could be big problem for the Great Lakes
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‘Alaska’s secret wild salmon prices hurt everybody,’ fisheries journalist says
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The National Ocean Policy Coalition update
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Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo open to audit to assess efforts to ensure fish farms don’t harm wild salmon
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Spanish mackerel catch quota reduction ‘catastrophic’ for north Queensland fishers, industry says
New quotas that will dramatically reduce the number of Spanish mackerel commercial fishers can catch will “devastate” the industry, according to north Queensland fishers. The Queensland Read More » -
Gloucester: City needs full-time fishing director
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Maine Legislators Make Attempt to Regulate Scallop Fishery
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Man killed in Massachusetts shark attack, first since 1936
A man who was swimming near a beach off the coast of Massachusetts was killed Saturday when he was attacked by a shark, officials say, making Read More » -
Editorial: Fishery aid package should be among top Markey priorities
To some, the special election victory by Congressman Ed Markey Tuesday leaves Gloucester and Massachusetts fishermen without a definitive voice in the U.S. Senate. Just 3 Read More » -
NCFA Weekly Update for Dec. 26, 2014
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No commercial Togiak sac roe herring fishery this spring, after years of a shrinking market
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NZ First could put the brakes on the extension of cameras on more boats, depending on outcome of election
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SEA-NL calls on DFO to delay mandatory introduction of electronic logbooks
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New lobster processor in Gouldsboro to hire 160, start this summer
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Biologists hope chinook salmon’s rebound will continue
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Kenai River sockeye over-escape by 1M, Kotzebue’s 2021 chum season to wrap up, Big PWS Humpy Harvest
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Cape Groups say Stop wiping out herring close to shore
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Oregon and Washington delay crab season because of toxin
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Search for Bella Coola fisherman suspended
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