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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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REMINDER: Public comment on AMENDMENT 2 of Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan
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Lawmaker Apologizes To New England For Cuomo Making Its Energy More Expensive
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anti menhaden fishing campaign is in full swing. Newport News Daily Press readers are presented with a biased editorial while Saving Menhaden Fisheries dissects and debunks.
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Lawsuit filed seeking $464,000 in lawyer fees, Former fish auction owners renew battle with NOAA
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Lee County derelict crab trap cleanup planned for July 10-19
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Athearn Marine Agency Weekend Special – 49’2″ X 22’6″ Millennium Marine Lobster Boat, 1000HP Cat C-18 – Loaded!
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Trump victory brings hope for shrimpers
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Hurricane Dorian skirts Florida and Georgia coasts, but landfall in the Carolinas not out of the question
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Asian demand for Canadian lobster on the rise – price not reflecting the increase
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Here’s how to get a piece of $62.5 million in fish processors’ Coronavirus aid
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Lobster prices – ‘There is a problem with the whole system and it has to be addressed’
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Frankenfish Christmas surprise? Sen. Begich says no way! – This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
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Electronic Monitoring in New Zealand: “not excusable” some skippers are fishing in protected areas
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Maine 2019 baby eel harvest value exceeds $20M for second straight year
For two consecutive years, Maine baby eel fishermen have netted more than $20 million statewide and earned an average price of more than $2,000 per pound. Read More » -
Taxpayers foot bill to retrieve sunken tires from failed offshore environmental project
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Commercial Lobsterman Norbert B. Stamps Jr., of Charlestown, R.I., has passed away
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Controversial Fish Board nominee Roland Maw, withdraws
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HM Coastguard Rescues Four Fishermen from Capsized Vessel in English Channel
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