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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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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, December 20, 2015
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Letter: Fishermen’s aid can’t trump Sandy – Captain PAUL COHAN, F/V Sasquatch Gloucester
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OPINION: Halibut waste in the Bering Sea is deplorable – By Pete Wedin
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Defeated – Sea Shepherd to suspend pursuit of Japanese whalers
Sea Shepherd, the environmental group famous for tracking, exposing and occasionally ramming Japanese whalers, says it can no longer compete with them on the high seas. Read More » -
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Video – Land & Sea archival moment – 1960s Schooners
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MPAs – Canada to ban industrial activities inside marine-protected areas
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“The Plan” – Mid-Atlantic states draft regional plan for improving coastal waters
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The Complete Guide to Dungeness Crab, where to source, how to break it down, and what utensils you’ll need
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Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Blessing of the Fleet Set for August 18th – 22nd
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Alaska Fish & Game bracing for possible shutdown unless the legislature can agree on a budget
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