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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 responds to fishing vessel fire off Grays Harbor, Wash. 314-foot F/V Arctic Storm reported an uncontrollable engine room fire
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PFMC OKs new electronic fisheries monitoring system for certain West Coast groundfish fisheries
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Minister Lebouthillier’s decision regarding the elver fishery in 2024
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Zeldin amendment helps the Nation’s Fishermen, prevents abuse of the Antiquities Act of 1906
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LI fisherman indicted in connection with illegal fluke harvest
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Maine Shrimpers Face Big Changes Under Upcoming Regulations
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New research shows wild salmon exposed to fish farms have ‘much higher’ rate of disease
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LETTER: Fish harvesters, plantworkers are stronger together
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PARRI to offer Narcan training for fishermen
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