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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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Keeping it real with eels
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UK elects new government
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NOAA a big part of New Bedford’s groundfishing woes, says new report
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Europe’s Last Sail-Powered Fishing Fleet Faces a Stormy Future
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Green Groups Turn a Blind Eye to Mysterious Increase in Whale Deaths
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Rebuttal: Ropeless lobstering is not the answer
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Clearwater Seafoods loses redfish quota as other Indigenous harvesters gain
Indigenous-owned Clearwater Seafoods is on the losing side of the redfish quota cut handed to the Atlantic Canadian offshore fleet by the federal government last week. Read More » -
Deepwater Wind Offers Offshore Information, Fishermen Want Compensation
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NEFMC Initiates Monkfish-Skate Specifications; Approve Monkfish RSA Priorities; Discuss Skate Limited Access
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Stuck again, fish on board
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State DMR rejects the so-called “Gloucester Plan” for more inclusive fishery aid plan
The full grant of $6.9 million contained in the third phase, or Bin 3, of federal funding being funneled through the state is the final installment of Read More » -
Lobster fishery set for reprieve on size limits
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Food for hundreds – Iqaluit hunters celebrate successful bowhead whale harvest
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Parade of wooden boats offers glimpse of Seattle’s maritime history
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A Maine lobster co-op looks to recover after storm ravages fishing pier
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Management Measures for Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Finalized Today
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Nantucket Select Board no fan of federal wind farm regulator
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The grim lesson of Little Bay Islands
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2019 was highest value year on record for Dungeness crab in Southeast Alaska
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NEFMC Undertakes Independent Review to Assess Past Performance and Solicit Suggestions for Improvement
The New England Fishery Management Council is undergoing an independent review to: (1) assess past performance; (2) gather feedback on strengths and weaknesses of the Council Read More » -
Maine Rep. Robert Alley, D-Beals looks to cap Maine scallop harvest
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TRADEX 3MMI – Salmon Market Instability, Cod and Pollock Pricing on the Rise
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Northern Shrimp quota slashed – Who will get the remaining shrimp quota? Who gets to financially survive?
The fights were starting to brew on Friday, as word spread of cuts to northern shrimp quota for 2017. Lean times in the Newfoundland and Labrador Read More »
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