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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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DFO backtracks on rule that harvesters warned would destroy the local spot prawn industry
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Efforts begin to remove grounded vessel off Oregon Inlet
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Microplastic pollution discovered in St. Lawrence River sediments
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Gulf of Alaska Pollock fishermen agree to delay season, will allow roe to ripen, making fish more valuable.
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Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans – Response to the Report of the Maritime Lobster Panel
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Coast Guard seeks public comment regarding bar entrances in central, northern California
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Coast Guard continues search for 3 missing fishermen off Martha’s Vineyard
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EPA Awards $500,000 to Reduce Marine Emissions
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