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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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California delays opening of crab season amid toxic scare
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Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel northeast of St. Paul, Alaska
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My Turn: Time to continue moving Alaska forward – By Sen. MARK BEGICH
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update April 27, 2014
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Is there really a Manatee swimming around Cape Cod??
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 26, 2016
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Another Species, Another Center for Bio Diversity Petition To Prohibit Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing
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Oregon Health Authority pulls social distancing ad which depicts fishermen tossing a man overboard
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Mid-Atlantic Council Discontinues Development of Squid Buffer Framework
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Crab industry, Oregon continue plans to avoid whale entanglement
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Greenpeace Loses Millions, Blames Rogue Employee, Currency Hedge Gone Wrong
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Processing upgrades possible, but humans irreplaceable says analyst
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Very disappointing response from the Minister