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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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Montauk Fish Dock Inc., a commercial refueling, fish unloading, packing, and distribution facility to be rebuilt
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You SAFMC guys don’t have to hook up the Huskies. Your Pooler, GA Meeting has been canceled!
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What happened to the crab pots in Wrightsville Beach NC?
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Lobster Shell Disease Expanding North; One of Several Diseases of Marine Organisms Causing Worry
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Pink salmon disaster relief payments delayed
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The Wannabe’s – Have a drink, kiss a fish: Just another Saturday night, Newfoundland-style
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Letter: Clueless research drives NOAA’s ‘science’ – Sam Frontiero, Gloucester
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Bi Partisan Amendment to Support Monitoring of New England Fisheries
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Enviro Lawyer Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Steller Sea Lions AGAIN!
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 16, 2014
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