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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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The Bluefin Tuna Trophy angler season closed in March. Normally it would last into June.
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 68′ Desco Dragger, Cat 3408 (2022 Complete/Major rebuild) with Permits
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Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries: report of loss linked to Bonnet Carre Spillway opening
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Whale entanglements, crab gear, and what can be done
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Ice Assistance Emergency Program – $5M for iced-in fish harvesters, but FFAW says plant workers left out
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The Wild Blue Mussel is disappearing from the Gulf of Maine
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Fishermen’s Protest in Chile – Fighting against the privatization of the seas
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A Maine lobsterman brings up a serious issue. What to do with expired marine distress flares
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Peter Shelley -Conservation Law Foundation – Enviro group urges fishery shutdown
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House pegs fisheries for $75M disaster aid; NOAA staying here
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Election / Candidates share their views on the fishing and aquaculture sector
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Southeast trollers fight for chums at Board of Fisheries
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Former chief of fisheries for Michigan DNR John Robertson,receives C.D. “Buzz” Besadny Award
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All eyes on Iceland as fishermen’s strike threatens seafood supply
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UPDATED: Fishing vessels catch fire in Galilee
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A “very black day for Britain” – Yorkshire’s last distant-water fishery has been scuppered
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Support from United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union on BC herring fishery
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