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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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Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs want to see the science that restricts their fisheries.
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Canada: Financial Boost for Three British Columbia Harbors
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Tough day at the Chatham Break: a capsized boat, and the windows blown out of another
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Sockeye season good, but it could have been better – overly cautious escapement policies cost B.C. fishermen $20 million
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Whole Foods Recalls Popcorn Chicken That May Contain Shellfish
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