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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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Fishing trawler aground in rough seas in OBX Tuesday morning – Four fishermen rescued
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NOAA awarded 16 grants totaling nearly $2.4 million as part of its Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program.
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Minister Shea Highlights Government of Canada’s Leadership and Ongoing Support for Commercial Fish Harvesters
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Fishermen greatly affected by announced marine refuges, union says
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Federal government to increase at-sea monitoring to 100%.
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Chesapeake Bay Commercial Fishermen’s Association – Maryland Watermen’s symposium set at Chesapeake College April 18
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NOAA labeling may be redundant, unhelpful says Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Friend of the Sea
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