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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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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 1, 2013
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Lifting the Ban: After 20 years, Georges Bank clam beds reopen
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FISH-NL urges provincial government to establish Fishery Stress Line similar to one for western farmers
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Maine Lobster Union Points the Way for Organizing Gig Economy Workers
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U.S. Commerce Department announces 2014 regional fishery council appointments
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Tangier Lobster against planned changes to Fisheries Act
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Washington still hooked on fishing – sprawling, 150-year-old maritime industry continues to be a major mainstay of the state’s economy.
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NZ First could put the brakes on the extension of cameras on more boats, depending on outcome of election
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Commercial fishermen catch carp and more in the cold waters at Point Douglas.
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The Pew Dog and Greenpeace’s anti-Sealord spoof.
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Summer at Graveyard Point – In a seemingly abandoned corner of Bristol Bay, a new economic model emerges and a family adapts
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Rescue teams race to sinking fishboat in Georgia Strait, off Vancouver
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NH port director Geno Marconi indicted a day after his wife, a NH Supreme Court justice
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Mentions RI Fishermen During Pruitt Hearings
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Russian fishermen find massive surprise in their net
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GOP bills aid NOAA, not fishing – $261 million for two highly controversial programs
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Sustainable Fishburger Based On Chef Eric Ripert’s Recipe Coming To Hamptons School
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Golden introduces amendment to block gauge increase for Maine lobstermen
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North Coast Fishermen Voice Concerns About the Proposed Individual Transferable Quota System
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P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association – Hunter Tootoo a good choice for federal fisheries minister
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“The Deadly Winch.” A Kit to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities On Deck.
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New rule allows NB and Southern NE fishermen to stop throwing away fish
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A very Happy Thanksgiving Bore Head and Carol…..
Thank you, Ec, we have so much to be thankful for, and have been blessed with the goodness of life, healthy children, and wonderful friends. I hope your day with your family was as wonderful as ours was today. I am grateful to be alive after coming close to going down. I still have a long road ahead, and your kind words make that road a little easier to travel. God Bless everyone.