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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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Scots fisherman died after getting caught in gear and dragged overboard
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One of the last great Gloucester schooners: The L.A. Dunton of Grand Bank celebrates 100 years
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Northern cod 30 years after the moratorium: Confederation’s greatest shame
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Japan’s Diet committee urges gov’t to keep whaling
A fishery committee of the Japanese Lower House on Wednesday adopted a resolution, urging the government to continue whaling in the Antarctic and consider”every possibly option”to Read More » -
A record herring run at Stony Brook
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch! Big hauls expected in 2015 for AK pollock, pinks, reds
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Supreme Court denies lobstermen’s bid to halt Gulf of Maine fishing restrictions
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Marine Monument Case Aligns Trump, Conservationists
Cautiously aligned with the government in support of America’s first marine monument, environmentalists urged a federal judge Monday to sink a challenge by fishing groups. Designated Read More » -
Fishing vessel sinks, leaving fishermen stranded 90-miles off Naples
Three Pinellas County men floating in a raft were rescued by the Coast Guard early Monday morning. The three-man crew left from Fort Myers Beach last Wednesday. Read More » -
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Still Stuck! State, Coast Guard still trying to move fishing vessel
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Fish kill: Areas of Neuse River banks covered in dead menhaden
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Protest delays potential ship build by Burger Boat – U.S. Geological Survey awards contract but losing bidder objects
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The final show of Deadliest Catch, and guess who’s in the news?!! Cornilia Marie saves four from capsized F/V Auriga
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Skipper of stricken Banff boat thanks those involved in Shetland rescue
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Following seal predation report, FFAW calls for government action
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