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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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Captain Michael John Morgan of Newport, Oregon has passed away
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Commercial Fisherman Riley Tavis Locker of Blaine, Washington has passed away
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 83′ Offshore Lobster Boat, Permit, Traps, and Buoys.
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Feds, con groups file appeal to reinstate seasonal lobstering ban
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Coast Guard, partner agencies continue salvage operations for grounded boat on Kehoe Beach
The Coast Guard and partner agencies are continuing salvage operations Tuesday that began Saturday for the grounded 42-foot commercial fishing boat F/V Seastar on Kehoe Beach. Read More » -
Bay Area commercial salmon fishing season begins
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“What if the dams came out?” – Snake River dams proposal draws accolades, criticism – It will take an Act of Congress
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Shanghai customs finds over 1 ton of cocaine hidden inside shipment of frozen mackerel
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could get saltier if tunnels are built
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South Mississippi’s recreational and charter fishermen want more snapper
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Coast Guard conducts medevac near Cold Bay, Alaska
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Enviro group says it may sue NMFS and Coast Guard to prevent whale deaths from ship strikes
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Editorial: Sea change
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Video – Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Winchester Bay, Ore.
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