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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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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for October 15, 2021
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Marine Patrol officers Corrie Roberts, Matt Talbot recognized for heroic acts boarding lobster boat ‘Legacy’
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Sea Scalloper F/V Martha Rose Joins Menemsha Fleet
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P.E.I.: North Lake fishermen offer $10K fishermen offer $10K reward on lost traps
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Federal judge grants preliminary injunction to block Pacific Seafood acquisition
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Sakonnet Lobster found a way to deal with Coronavirus. Door-to-door delivery
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Salmon markets face lower supplies
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Fishermen join forces to tackle North Sea cod quota ‘mismatch’
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Maine lobstermen spray-paint trap lines for whale entanglement study
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At the State Department’s Glacier conference, nations urge caution in opening the Arctic to fishing
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Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewmember from F/V Shirley R. off Grays Harbor
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Change to legal size of lobster imports proposed
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P.E.I. fisheries minister applauds Ottawa for holding line on lobster size
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet April 1-4, 2019 in Biloxi
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Menhaden Mural and Otis Smith Plaque Unveiled in Lewes
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