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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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Geez, Louise!!! Maine DMR seeks to reduce waiting times for lobster licenses
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Natural Resources Defense Council Announces STATE OF EMERGENCY for Atlantic Whales By Jim Lovgren
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Opening day brings big shrimp in small numbers
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Februay 13, 2017
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Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from fishing vessel near Port Fourchon, La.
The Coast Guard medevaced an injured 48-year-old male from a fishing vessel Saturday approximately 15 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders Read More » -
CORPUS CHRISTI Mayor Nelda Martinez hosts meeting to hear input on plan for BP settlement money
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Minister Shea Highlights Government of Canada’s Leadership and Ongoing Support for Commercial Fish Harvesters
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Do sharks like biting on submarine internet cables? The captain of a cable ship reveals all
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U.S., China Reach Substantial ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal
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Farm raised salmon die in cages at a Cooke Aquaculture operation near Baie d’Espoir
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Wait, So How Much of the Ocean Is Actually Fished?
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