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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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Maine to fight Canada’s hold on lobster processing – A November bond referendum would dedicate $7 million in public money .
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Ryan Cleary, President of FISH-NL, gave the following statement this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, 2019
I have a message for the thousands of harvesters who signed FISH-NL cards, and a message to the 437 harvesters who paid dues to FISH-NL. Keep Read More » -
‘It’ll be a disaster’: Southeast Alaska fishermen fear looming closure of king salmon fishery
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Cape Cod – Seal control measures suggested – 200,000 or more of them sitting on our shores
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New England Fishery Management Council November 2012 Meeting Report
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Kitzhaber’s Columbia River Reform – Gill-net issue still tangled
The Joint State Columbia River Salmon Policy Review Committee met for the first time on Jan. 17 at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife headquarters Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Aug. 24, 2015
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Bickering in D.C. holds up Florence relief for N.C. fishermen
Political infighting in Washington over Puerto Rico seems to be holding up needed relief for North Carolina victims of Hurricane Florence. Keith Bruno, whose business, Endurance Read More » -
Student Lobstermen Complete Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Training
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Con group buys $1m worth of groundfish quota
The (MBFT) bought $1m worth of groundfish quota — 4.2m annual quota pounds — from the nonprofit Nature Conservancy which it plans to use to benefit Read More » -
Lobstermen in Maine are not happy about this’: Feds finalize whale-safe rules for lobster buoy lines
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F/V Cape Cordell: Fishing boat that ran aground near Fortune Harbour returns to dock
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MPA’s – Conch herds face death by old age as young molluscs disappear
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C.G. Cutter Tamaroa “Perfect Storm” ship to be part of first wave of renewed NJ reef program
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St. Anthony harvesters told they can’t keep their crab
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The head smelt biologist for the state said it’s not clear why the season has been so poor for smelt fishing this winter.
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Finding crew: Industry leaders search for the next generation of fishermen
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