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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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‘India has science, business interests in the Arctic’
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“We were primed to make some money,” – Georgia’s shrimping season a disaster
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Invasive Blue Crab wreak havoc on French Mediterranean mollusks, eels, oysters and mussels
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Boat engineer identified as person pulled from harbor on Christmas Eve
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Fishermen launch legal action over North East crustation deaths
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Vineyard Wind loses backing of a fishing board, decision may have serious consequences for proposed offshore wind farm
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Is opening Georges to Surf Clam/Quahog Dredging Site Mitigation payback for the Proposed Fisherman’s Energy NJ windmills?
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New Gov’t plan to track small fishing boats
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A very thoughtful quote from scripture…..
Merry Christmas to you Bore Head and Carol….
All the best Brother!!