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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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Keith Sullivan set the tone early at FFAW shrimp rally Thursday, railing against “that bullshit policy, LIFO”
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ADF&G News Release Announcement: Dutch Harbor Food and Bait Herring Fishery Announcement #3
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Coast Guard suspends search for 5 missing fishermen in waters near Sutwik Island
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Mystery’ of sponges partially solved
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The Pacific Fisheries Management Council seek public comment on proposed North Coast salmon season
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‘Deadliest Catch’ cast member has Vilonia ties – Shares his story of turning his life from drugs
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Coast Guard rescues 2 Fishermen from grounded vessel near Ocean Shores, Wash.
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A Fish Bill Update from Sam Parisi, and a scheduled meeting in Gloucester with all invited!
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CETA Relevance to NL Inshore/Coastal Communities – Winston Fiander
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From the Deckboss – The Brig – Three convictions reported at Sitka
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Fishery Council Sends Letters to Obama on Impacts of Marine National Monuments
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Video monitoring of Kenai’s dipnetters in the works
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