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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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Commercial Fisherman Thurlow Carl “Butch” Brewer of East Boothbay, has passed away
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Senate passes federal aid for fisheries
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The Bernstein family and Island Trust Agreement Development redevelopment prompts concerns for commercial fishing there
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Who are the Freshwater Five and what did they do? Two of the men will have their convictions considered
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The Sustainable Fisheries Act – January 11, 2000 Revisited
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Cork boat owners urged to use caution around site of sunken trawler
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Fire-stricken Fishing Vessel Grounds in the Samoan Islands
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Canada agrees to work to prevent fishing in High Arctic until there’s more study
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At-Sea-Monitoring: U.S. Supreme Court takes up fishermen’s fight over US conservation funding
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Group gathers support for Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act
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“Towards professionalizing the Louisiana commercial fishing industry.” summit to aid commercial fishing, seafood industry
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U.K. to End Half Century of Fishing Rights in Brexit Slap to EU
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Coast Guard establishes temporary maritime emergency contact numbers for North Carolina
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Day 5 NPFMC Meeting – October 2 – 8 – Listen Live
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