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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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Pacific Fishery Management Council Chooses Salmon Season Options
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted for public review three alternatives for the 2018 salmon seasons off the West Coast of the United States. The Read More » -
“How do you like this sealfie?” – “Sealfies” in support of the seal hunt!!
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Nation’s #1 Fishing Port Addresses Groundfish Crisis with Technology; Issues Recommendations for Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization
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Teenage brothers open Gautier seafood market — all on their own
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Putting safety at sea first with man-overboard drills
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U.S. Department of Commerce allocates more than $42M in fishery disaster funding
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced today the allocation of more than $42 million to address fishery disasters that occurred in Alaska, California, Louisiana, Read More » -
Offshore wind farms being rushed through with ‘catastrophic impact’ on sea birds
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said Government figures showed that 4,000 kittiwakes, which are classed as a vulnerable species, are predicted to be Read More » -
Ingeteam to Supply Hybrid Propulsion System for New Trawler
Ingeteam was selected as an electrical system integrator for the new environmentally friendly pelagic fishing trawler Gitte Henning, to be built at Zamakona shipyard in Bilbao, Read More » -
Lobster levy regulations for buyers approved by P.E.I. cabinet
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Commercial fishing groups suing over sea turtles – Video report
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New rules are meant to save whales; lobstermen wonder if they’ll survive
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Atlantic Bluefish 2013 and 2014 Final Catch Limits Approved -New Spiny Dogfish Exemption Areas East and West of Cape Cod
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Darien, preparing for the 55th Blessing of the Fleet
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Inside DFO’s Battle to Downplay a Deadly Farmed Salmon Disease
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Fur for the Ladies, AND the environment! All the luxury, none of the guilt with nutria pelts
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Long-closed fishing areas may be reopened
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NMFS Approves “Majority” of Council’s Habitat Amendment
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Massive Offshore Wind Project Gets Underway with Permission to ‘Take’ Endangered Whales
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Feb 15, 2016
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Don’t sell off our fishery to Royal Greenland – Time to “rise up,” Newfoundlanders
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Whole Foods drops Honolulu fish auction until it proves fair boat labor
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