Tag Archives: Debate Changes
Democrats And Republicans Debate Changes To Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Act
Everyone needs to watch this. You should be alarmed. >click to watch. 09:33
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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Recent Posts
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Fishing Industry Concerned About Ocean Zoning Plan
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World’s largest sea turtle could come off ‘endangered’ list
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Marine Conservation Society fish stock downgrade branded meaningless by fishermen
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48′ Steel Day Scalloper, 400 HP Volvo Diesel
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 2013 45′ Hutt Bros. Lobster boat, 6 Cylinder Lugger Diesel- Exceptional condition
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The Bottom Line: Time to Protect Pacific Forage Fish. The Real Bottom Line- The Forage Fish Farce
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ATTENTION FISHERS: Fisheries Skills Training Courses – Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association
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World’s largest marine reserve weighed for Antarctica
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissioners back gillnetters
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‘They are still using the ocean as a toilet’: NDP Fisheries critic proposes removing fish farms from oceans
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2013 Gloucester Fishermens Memorial Service, Photos from Anthony Marks
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Mark the Shark, Miami’s Most Famed Deep-Sea Hunter, Fends Off Critics
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Pilot describes ‘surreal’ rescue of 3 Halibut fishermen off N.S. coast
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Fierce Competition, Fish Piracy, Led to NW Fishing Industry Decline, Says New Book
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D.B. Pleschner: Sardines are not being overfished
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Disabled Scalloper Rescued Off Nantucket
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May Day! Maine man charged with false distress call to Coast Guard
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Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewmember from F/V Shirley R. off Grays Harbor
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Michael Shellenberger: Sorry, But I Cried Wolf on Climate Change – A Mea Culpa
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Newport: Two fishing vessels collide near the mouth of the jaws Monday evening – no injuries – photos
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Michael Shellenberger: “I’m going to argue that everything we were told about renewable energy is wrong,”
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update
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Liberal MHA and cabinet minister Derrick Bragg dead at 59
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Maine Elver fishermen report ‘horrible’ season
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How Much Do Deckhands on ‘Deadliest Catch’ Actually Make?
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