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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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Do “Catch Reconstructions” really Implicate Overfishing?
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Cape Cod gray seal population estimated at up to 50K
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Global Supermarkets Selling Shrimp Peeled by Slaves
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Alaska’s congressional delegation has been churning out press releases to trumpet Alaska-bound funds in the trillion-dollar spending bill
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Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters tell judge ‘they shouldn’t have charged us’
Three Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters wrapped up their defence Tuesday before a Digby, N.S., judge on charges they were fishing illegally in traditional waters. James Nevin, Logan Read More » -
A whaler remembers: One of N.L.’s last whale hunters shares his story
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Salmon Confidential—How a Canadian Government Cover-Up Threatens Your Health, and the Entire Ecosystem
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Sikes: Snapper battle ramps up a notch
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National research on commercial fishermen’s sleep schedules to include Alaska gillnetters
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Only 5 countries earn more from seafood exports than Alaska
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Breaking news: Scottish Government backs down over HPMAs
Mairi McAllan, Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary, announced today that both the timetable – with implementation due to take place by 2026 – and scope, covering 10% Read More » -
La Scie store owner explains why fishermen risk pack ice – ‘People are desperate’
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Tacky video bashes MSC biggest client base – MSC is on its way to irrelevance
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The Obama Administration’s Commerce Department Is Obstructing Justice. Swartwood II
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Loaded 42′ Wesmac Tuna, 800HP CAT 3406E, Phasor – 8 KW Auxiliary Gen Set
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Feeling the Heat in the NW Atlantic
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, October 26, 2014
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
From the Moderator : NOAA Fisheries Service? No such agency! It’s still the National Marine Fisheries Service
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Sitka Sound roe herring harvest reduced
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West Coast starfish die-off prompts calls for emergency help from Congress
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Overall 9% snow crab quota decrease, but one area gets 48% boost
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Guest View: Saving cod won’t be easy
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