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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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Gondan Shipyard launches new Freezer Trawler
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Coast Guard issues violations for illegal fishing near Cape Romain
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Coast Guard monitoring salvage of partially-sunken vessel in Manasquan Inlet, NJ
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Offshore Wind Advocates Want Feds to Delay Leasing Tracts Off Jersey Coast
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Dirtbag accused of abducting woman now charged with stealing lobsters, along with some other dirtbag.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Fort Lauderdale, June 10-15, 2018
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Flag hopping fishing companies drive small fishermen to piracy. – The link between illegal fishing and piracy
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Lights will shine around the world for lost Brixham fishermen
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Fraser River pink salmon run a poor haul for U.S. fishermen
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