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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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Scallop boat Captain William Francis Phaneuf, “Cape Cod Bill,” 72 has passed away
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Good news, bad news for Alaska commercial fishermen in 2013
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Shrimp boat captain stranded during Irma rescued by Carnival cruise ship
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This Canadian First Nations group wants you to buy salmon raised on land
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Video: Save the Gulf of Maine – The Maine Reset
Upcoming documentary scrutinizes plans to industrialize the Gulf of Maine and highlights the perspectives of the Mainers most affected. At the foreground of the conversation are Read More » -
No, global warming is not going to take away your fish and chips
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New Report Shows Canadian Government Has Failed Indigenous Fishers
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Science Notes: Atlantic Discovery – Dick Grachek
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 42′ Provincial High Sheer Lobster, 500HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere
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Upper Cook Inlet fishermen seek federal disaster declaration
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Federal employment minister Pierre Poilievre says fish plants must boost wages
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Cod salvation and devilish interference
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Cape Breton lobster fishermen struggle – ‘This is the first year I had to tell my fishermen I couldn’t move their product,’
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In the Gulf – Effects of Illegal Fishing on Local Fishing Industry
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Februay 27, 2017
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