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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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Learning lessons from BP oil spill-On the surface the damage seems limited, but the seabed is covered with a thick layer of gunk.
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Crab Fisherman Who Died Off Donegal Named
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Coronavirus: Pop-up seafood market at Jersey Shore helps fishermen hurt by restaurant closures
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Officials across Cape Cod estimate repairs from ice floes damaging infrastructure will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
As temperatures warmed on Cape Cod this week, officials began to calculate the damage that ice has done to docks and pilings. At the same time, Read More » -
Alaska turns up the heat on proposed B.C. mines, Lt. Gov. Mallott to meet with cabinet ministers, business and First Nations leaders
In a visit that coincides with mining week in B.C., Mallott will meet with B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett, Environment Minister Mary Polak, industry Read More » -
Three comments received on rule change to open some of the now closed waters to longliners to fish
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Lent begins = Biggest time of the year for seafood sales
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Trollers call for Murkowski’s aid with treaty
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Fishing Vessel Nord-Fugloy: Seiner designed for northern Norwegian waters
Norwegian shipbuilder Larsnes Mek Verksted recently delivered a new seiner to compatriot fishing company Camaro Fiskeriselskap. Named after a local island, Nord-Fugløy was built to a DNV-compliant Read More » -
Something ‘fishy’ about Mississippi State player’s arrest
Mississippi State forward Johnny Zuppardo might win the award for most bizarre arrest, if such an accomplishment were trophy-worthy. Some of the infractions that may lead Read More » -
N.W.T. forest fires to blame for slow fishing season
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Cape Breton lobster fisherman dies after falling overboard
A lobster fisherman died in hospital after falling overboard southwest of Yarmouth on Monday morning. Two others were safely pulled from the water after they went Read More » -
Retiring marine radio operator recalls 50 years of triumph and tragedy
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Could the world’s biggest marine sanctuary be declared in the Antarctic?
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American Samoa’s small and developing economy – Closure of fishing grounds helping foreign competitors
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No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot
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Police smash cocaine smuggling ring at Sydney Fish Market in Christmas Day raid
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Maine Certified Sustainable Lobster Association, Inc., enters Gulf of Maine lobster fishery for MSC Certification
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Maryland: Commissioners ask state to roll back rockfish limit
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On This Day: The Arctic Corsair was launched 60 years today
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Working Waterfront – Chatham voters back purchase of historic pier
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‘Tis the Season, Mullet Season that is!
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