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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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Scallop conservation measures announced for Cobscook Bay region
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One Fisherman is Dead and One is Injured in Fishing Boat ‘Incident’ Off UK Coast
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2 commercial fishermen convicted of trap robbing
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Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges any Commercial Fisherman with mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure to call.
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Fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in Canada. We talked to captains about their most hazardous experiences.
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F/V Merit Rescues Crew From Sunken Tug South of Narragansett Bay, Credits F/V Tradition for assist
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‘Deadliest Catch’: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About the Show
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The Latest – Hurricane Maria and Tropical Storm Jose Updates 800 PM AST
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Too Cool for Dinner! White Dungeness crab caught near Seaside is a 1 in 2 million find
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Tragic sinking of F/V Louisa was an ‘unusual and exceptional’ event
Martin Johnstone, 29, Chris Morrison, 27, and skipper Paul Alliston, 42, were asleep when the creel vessel Louisa began taking on water while at anchor near Read More » -
Groups Say Americans sent a strong message supporting Bristol Bay’s irreplaceable salmon fishery
The Association said that preliminary counts of support show that over 625,000 public comments, including Bristol Bay’s fishermen, processors, Alaska’s fishing industry and commercial fishing groups Read More » -
Wrangell fisherman among the nearly 50 candidates vying to fill Alaska’s Congressional seat
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Imports and Rising Costs Concerns For Seafood Board’s Keith Watts
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Michael Peele: A family fishing tradition lives on
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Tale of 2 fisheries on stage and at the dock – Play’s ’80s packing plant a far cry from today
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Fishermen, Public Invited to Meeting With Deepwater Wind
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Canada Has a New Fisheries Act. How Does It Stack Up?
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Wanted: Port of New Bedford – Harbormaster
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Coast Guard rescues 4 from disabled fishing vessel 230 miles off Kodiak
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Recommended gear rules for Right Whale safety are adopted
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Commercial Fisherman medevaced 80 miles west of Tampa
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It’s OK to be crabby
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Scallop Actions: NEFMC September 25 – 27, 2012 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, June 26 2015
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Qld Parliament votes against motion to stop three net-free fishing zones
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