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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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Flawed fisheries science ’cause for concern’
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Asia Is Trawling for a Deadly Fishing War
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Deadliest Catch star visits Pictou to promote technology combatting ghost fishing gear
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Striped bass seem down for the count in Maine
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Study shows depleted fish stocks can come back from the brink What a difference in articles!
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US Doubles Down On Wave Energy, $40 Mil For New Test Bed
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Depredation: Whales and the Violent Fight for Fish on the Line
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New England’s Wild Fish Oil – Skate liver oil could boost fishing industry
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Coast Guard Medevacs Commercial Fisherman 50 Miles Off Ocean City, Md. – Video
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Cape May fishermen chase scallops despite risks, trade-offs
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Maine fishermen gather in opposition to the push for offshore wind development
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Laine Welch: Pacific halibut stock on the rebound
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Bay of Fundy fishermen see uptick in poaching patrols
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Time to apply for second round of CARES Act relief
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Oregon Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed
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