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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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Maine Voices: Plight of cod fishery should serve as wake-up call for policymakers By Peter Shelley, CLF
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Coast Guard rescues 4 from a life raft 69 miles west of St. Petersburg
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The Pope’s Environmental Message. There’s Plenty That Environmentalists Might Not Want to Hear
Pope Francis, who certainly heaps plenty of blame on humans for the mess we have made of the natural world, is having none of this absolutist Read More » -
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for September 25, 2020
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F/V Aleutian Storm: Coast Guard working to free 57-ton fishing boat grounded near Bodega Bay
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‘Lifeline’ for Bay State’s seafood industry?
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Captain Daniel Balbo – Commercial Fisherman
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On This Day – June 30, 1911: The ill-fated Steamer Nacoohee sinks fishing schooner Catherine Allen
On this day in 1911 one of the many coastal steamers of the era sank a large fishing schooner 16 miles northwest of Provincetown. Since the Read More » -
Fishermen weigh options, risks as dire limits near – Faces of fishing’s ‘disaster’
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North Coast crabbers haul in above average catch in 2017-18 season worth $42 million
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New Jonah crab rules for East Coast fishermen
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Fishermen push back on new approach to determine health of snow crab stocks
Fishermen are pushing back this week at a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) plan to bring in a precautionary approach principle to help determine the Read More » -
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Lyons: Cortez fish-tossing case a whopper of a tale
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What a transformation! Before and after photos as Ross Tiger deck works complete
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