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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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Akaka, Ariyoshi challenge expansion of Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument
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Iceland is selling whole, raw lobsters – already shelled – for £15.
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NPFMC revamps observer program after first annual report
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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Venice, Louisiana
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Supreme Court says no to hearing UCIDA case
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North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Anchorage
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Cousins Evan and Nick Densmore raised the masts of their 24-metre wooden schooner Katie Belle
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Northern shrimp season canceled for 2017
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Coast Guard, local agencies rescue fisherman near MacMillan Pier in Provincetown
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