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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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Coast Guard assists fishing vessel taking on water offshore Pascagoula, Mississippi
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Fishermen’s fury as Brussels DEMANDS access to 60% of British Waters after Brexit
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Dock to Dish Opens Florida’s First Community Supported Fishery
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N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries drops Commercial red drum harvest limit
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UPDATED! Video: Coast Guard aircrew hoists 2 people from grounded fishing vessel in Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey
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U.S. Coast Guard, Japanese Coast Guard and U.S. Navy medevacs fisherman off Guam
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Sea vomit: Why DFO is worried about an invasive species with a disgusting name
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 24, 2019
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Maritime lobster levy delayed, fisheries ministers say
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First Cowichan River flow boost starts Sept. 22, Catalyst says
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Charles Schnacker, Come to the Edge: Arrival and Survival in Del Norte County
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Warren proposes ‘Blue New Deal’ to protect oceans. Where Warren’s Blue New Deal Falls Short
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Feds halt South Atlantic offshore drilling leases , but not seismic testing
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Marine Corps to comply with marine mammal protection
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The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased with the latest order of the province’s Labour Relations Board regarding the release Read More »
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