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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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VIDEO: Rep. Keating and Mayor Mitchell host fisheries forum in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Lobsterman back in court – Only $720 of $10K fine paid for illegal lobsters
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Lawsuit against Bristol Bay fish marketing group dismissed
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The Big Fish Win Again
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Former National Marine Fisheries Service director Eric Schwabb is outta here! Headed to the National Aquarium
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NEFMC Newsletter – Council Report
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On this day in 1922, Cape Cod Fisherman lost in weird January Hurricane, 2006: Lady Grace rescued a year before she sank
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The DeepWater Wind, Narragansett and Block Island demostration wind farm – Ken Williamson
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Here’s a Twist! Parnell hires Pebble PR man as fisheries adviser
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Headless Walrus wash ashore in Northwest Alaska; foul play not suspected
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Senator Warren hears the fears of a community poised to lose it all, the fishing community
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