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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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Ready for this? Striper caught in Britain! A FISH native to North America has shocked British anglers
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Lobster season underway, but South Australian fishers still missing out on Chinese trade
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A dark horizon
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 37′ Fiberglass Lobster – 375HP, 6 Cylinder John Deere 6081 Diesel
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Suffolk Closeup: Drill, baby … spill? – using the precise words of the oil industry — an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy.
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I so agree with Bob, The special Interest groups are destroying our community’s as well as taking the rights of our citizens to fresh local caught sea food away for the NONE Managed Public few who can afford to obtain their agenda !!