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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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Tapeworm from Asian waters found in Southcentral Alaska salmon
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Groundfish Disaster Aid Spending Plan: NSC, Assoc.Fisheries of Me., CCCFA and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Assoc.
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Newport’s fishing fleet lays it on the line…
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South Jersey fishing ports escape brunt of storm, but fleet damage extensive up north
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North Carolina commercial fishermen landed less seafood last year
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The quest to save South Mississippi’s oysters – Fishermen begin oyster relay under DMR program
The quest to save South Mississippi’s oysters continued Monday. Coast fishermen were out on the Mississippi Sound all morning working to relocate oysters. The fishermen were Read More » -
Drill, baby, drill in the eastern Gulf? Don’t even think about it
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Lobster shell disease nudges up slightly off of Maine
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Community Supported Fishery wanted that can service an Oyster Bar in the Washington DC area
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Editorial: NOAA ‘Camelot’ confab cries out for accountability
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Big Bend Florida blue crab trap closure starts July 20
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Southerland Introduces MAST Act To St. Andrews – Video
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Capsized shrimp boat recovered from Okanagan Lake
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Celebrating 140 years of the Fishermen’s Mission
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