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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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Vessel monitoring systems are an essential tool towards fully documented fisheries. Across the UK, the devolved nations worked in harmony over the past 20 years to Read More » -
Quincy legislator Ayers pushes fish farm proposal
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New London commission submits input for State Pier plans
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Lobstering off the shores of Delmarva – A photo article
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China ship blasts Pinoy fishermen with water cannon – The makings of a Trade War with China.
MANILA, Philippines – A Chinese coast guard ship used a water cannon last month to drive Filipino fishermen out of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Read More » -
Two fishermen stayed afloat for three days thanks to an Igloo cooler
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Fun Police Throw Wild Alaskan’s Strippers Out of Work, Pulling it’s Liquor License! So Much for Jobs Jobs Jobs. Video
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Fishing season is on in Southeast Alaska
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The First Montauk Blessing Of The Fleet Post COVID Brings Great Joy
The message that permeated on every vessel that took part in the first Montauk Blessing of the Fleet post COVID was that it was in fact Read More » -
Shetland trawler hits out at ‘dangerous’ encounter
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More Menhaden-Scientists have found new data that may prove there’s more of the fish than once thought.
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Some Inconvenient Truths about California Squid Marketing: C W P A responds to Paul Greenberg’s “The long journey of local seafood to your plate”,
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Fish cops issue striped bass warning
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Special interest hit piece unfairly targets Southeast fisheries
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Austin, TX. April 4 – 7, 2016 Listen Live
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Government cuts and poor public attitude to commercial fishing depressing New South Wales fishermen
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 31, 2023
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Wasting water to kill fish?
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Something to crab about – Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd.,
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The fatal truth about commercial fishing
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Are cod ‘severely depleted’ in the Gulf of Maine? Fishermen, scientists view ocean depths differently
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Port of Redwood City reels in public with mini-Fisherman’s Wharf
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Lobstering lures multiple generations of women
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