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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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Whitehall’s eco-zealots are threatening the livelihoods of families who have fished off Holy Island for 1,000 years
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Covid shutdowns and hurricanes rock Louisiana seafood industry
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U.S. ratifies The Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean
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Coast Guard search underway after radio beacon alert and debris found off Wilmington, North Carolina
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HONOLULU: Federal and State governments fishing for compromise on shark fin laws – At the bottom of all of this is greed!
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ADF&G discusses where to spend disaster funding for crabbing fisheries
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East Peoria businessman aims to take a bite out of Asian carp population in Illinois River
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Alaskans own dwindling number of Alaska fishing permits
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NOAA report finds commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated $199 billion in 2011
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David S. Oakes has set sail for his final port.
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Gloucester – Dead in the Water V10
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Ryan Cleary – Russell Wangersky’s column demands a response
I wish to respond to Russell Wangersky’s Jan. 28th column (Fish harvesters have the most to lose), by noting with interest how Wangersky gets along with Read More » -
European Union is dropping tariffs on American lobster
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Georgia waters opening to shrimping June 10
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New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in fish boat shooting case – faces life in prison
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Gulf Grouper Group Gropes for Stable Sustainable Quota
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A fishing schooner called the Bluenose and Nova Scotian identity
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Whale News – Rare right whale last seen in Cape Cod Bay spotted in Iceland, Southern resident Orca calf dies soon after birth
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The Blessing of the Fleet mixes celebration, anticipation, nostalgia, along Bayou Little Caillou
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British Columbia approves reopening of Mount Polley mine after tailings spill; may threaten downstream Alaska watershed
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English Channel Fly-Shooter Agreement Breakdown – Opinions are divided!
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Preserving our lobstering heritage
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Request for Participant: 2018 Northern Shrimp RSA/Cooperative Winter Sampling Program – Massachusetts
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Southeast pink salmon catch lowest in over four decades
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