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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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Tignish fisherman continues fight with DFO over crab licence
Tignish lobster fisherman Henry Doucette says he wants justice — and compensation — for DFO denying him a lucrative career as a snow crab fisherman. Doucette Read More » -
Coast Guard medevacs 51-year-old man from fishing vessel 25 miles southeast of Murrells Inlet
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Lobster tagged in New Brunswick caught over 250 kilometres away in Maine
Emily Blacklock was scrolling through social media when she spotted a video of a Maine fisherman hauling in an unexpected catch, a lobster with a tag Read More » -
Louisiana senators attempting to push through a bill against the import of shrimp with EMS,
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The Wild West of Deep-Sea Mining
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Climate change could lead to more lobster in P.E.I. waters
Prince Edward Island could soon become a lobster nursery on the waves if climate change predictions hold water. A number of scientists at a joint U.S.-Canada Read More » -
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Dungeness crab season to officially open in January for parts of the Oregon coast
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Study: Exposure to crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster causes swimming deficiencies in juvenile mahi mahi
The four million barrels of crude oil that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s failed oil drilling operation potentially exposed millions of fish and Read More » -
Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen from disabled 48-foot shrimp boat
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Lobstermen test new bait as hedge against herring price spikes
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Crabbers face fines – Equipment seizure leads to pending charges on numerous violations
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Norwegian fishermen snagged U.S. nuclear-powered submarine
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US announces withdrawal from crucial fisheries treaty with Pacific nations
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New Legislation To Ban Plastic Microbeads In Personal Care Products
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Baby eels remain one of America’s most valuable fish after strong year in Maine
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The city of St. Augustine now has an official seafood: Wild-caught shrimp!
The move received unanimous support from commissioners, who adopted a resolution. “The historic San Sebastian River hosted an important chapter in U.S. maritime history,” the resolution Read More » -
Dory Racing Season Begins This Saturday!
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, July 12, 2015
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Starkist Class Action Settlement Means Customers Get $25 In Cash Or $50 In Tuna
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Volunteer Commercial Vessels Sought for Northern Shrimp Trawling and Trapping Research Sampling
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Kodiak – Coast Guard medevacs ailing F/V Sierra Seas fisherman
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Over 250 Fishermen Rescued From Bay Of Bengal
Kolkata: In one of the biggest search and rescue operations in the Bay of Bengal, over 250 fishermen in 18 fishing trawlers which had gone missing in Read More »
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