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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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Reps. Poliquin and Pingree co-sponsor amendment to HR-200
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Colourful fishing stages bobbed in the water by Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou Tuesday as Cliff Bateman watched from his property. Days earlier, the picturesque buildings that Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Dixon Lobster/Gillnetter, 375HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere
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Blue Wave: future fishing vessel
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I read with astonishment Capt. Bob Zales II’s opinion in The News Herald (“Red snapper fishing ‘haves’ are suing the ‘have-nots’,” letter, July 14) concerning the commercial Read More » -
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Don Cuddy: Why I’m returning for my ninth Boston Marathon
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NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION WEEKLY UPDATE: 8/8/2014
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“Once again I join with my colleagues to strongly urge for the inclusion of fisheries disaster assistance in the FY2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The letter we Read More » -
Company widens net in seafood secrets case
National Fish & Seafood and Kathleen A. Scanlon, the former employee the seafood processor is suing for allegedly stealing trade secrets for her new employer, had Read More » -
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Crabbers Want In on Federal Plan to Trace Illegal Seafood
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Government boost for Scottish fisheries
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Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits, despite millions of fish
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3 lobstermen charged in connection with boat house fire
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The first Dungeness crabs are in, and they’re meaty!
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Fraser River sockeye fishery to stay closed because of concerns about the stocks
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Mass Delegation Urges USDA to Buy American Seafood Under CARES Act
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