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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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Just in from the Cape – Joe’s (STOLEN) Lobster Mart Still Open After Conviction For Buying Stolen Shellfish
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Coast Guard assists sinking fishing vessel 130 miles east of Nantucket
The Coast Guard is responding to a fishing boat taking on water 130 miles east of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Saturday. At about 12:45 a.m., the fishing vessel Read More » -
Maine scallop survey shows mixed results
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Louisiana: Lawmakers taking action to protect state’s seafood industry
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R.I. fishermen still without compensation deal from wind farm developer
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Gina M. Raimondo Sworn in as 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price Sheet for July 2018 Has Arrived!
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DONOFRIO: Federal fisheries law in need of reform
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CF/V Poseidon Princess sinks, four rescued off southwest Nova Scotia
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California officials vie to improve response after oil spill
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Shellfish harvested from RI waters test negative for toxins
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Sunday Night: Rockporter joins sixth season of ‘Wicked Tuna’
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Two shark divers freed 19 sharks from a commercial longline. They’re facing five years in prison
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Juneau’s Docks and Harbors Board debates commercial fishing moorage discount
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ODFW public meeting highlights whale entanglement
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Narragansett’s Charles J. Wolf, Featured on Discovery Channel Series Lobster Wars, has passed away
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Coast Guard medevacs 57-year-old fisherman 97 miles east of St. Catherines Sound
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The Irish Coast Guard helicopter forced to abandon a maritime rescue mission is back in operation
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Stop efforts to limit the number of charter and head boats — the first step toward for-hire catch shares!
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