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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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Alaska Fish and Game announces closure of Chinook salmon commercial troll fishery at 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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Tensions rise in snow crab negotiations as producers make talks with union public
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‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’ claims its latest victim off Outer Banks.
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Bumper Tasmanian scallop season expected
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Zephyr is latest pelagic giant to join Whalsay fleet
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Tullus Gordon remembered for contributions to fishing and construction industries
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Two Dead After Taiwan’s Largest and Most Advanced Research Vessel Sinks
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Rainbow coloured lobster caught by Nova Scotia fisherman
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