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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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The George W. Collier, a 115-year-old oyster fishing skipjack finally getting new life
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Members wanted for federal Atlantic highly migratory species advisory panel
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Fisherman’s service symbolic – Tyson Townsend, 25, of Woods Harbour will be rememered today at 2 pm
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Commercial Fishermen, Sport fishers Divided on Plans for More Offshore Wind
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Fisherman raps Coast Guard in Gulf sinking incident
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Drakes Bay Oyster Company weighing next steps in legal fight
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Kenai kings barely meet goal; record set for salmon catch
The seem to have met their escapement goal after all, but it was still the lowest return on record. more@alaskajournal of commerce 13:25 Read More » -
Fish Processing Ship Spills Diesel Fuel in Kodiak
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Who’s Buying Lobster?!! Maine Lobster Industry Pivots Focus
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NTSB says clam tank flooding likely caused fatal sinking
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BOEM – You’re Invited: South Carolina Offshore Energy Public Meetings
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Passmaquoddys, state reach tentative agreement on elver licenses
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Time for an Overhaul!
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Opinion: How Maine’s Bagaduce River could become the latest ecosystem destroyed By Tom Stewart
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 60′ Steel Seiner/Scalloper, 871 Detroit Diesel,12.5 KW Norpro Genset
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Science Café Explores Controversy: First Offshore Wind Farm in the USA Now a Possibility for North Carolina
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Oceana: Marine Life and Coastal Economies Threatened by Seismic Airgun Use in Atlantic Ocean – Where ya been!
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Fishing vessel sinks in New Bedford Harbor
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Mazzetta Company LLC Processing plan gets wide support
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