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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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Fed appeals court reinstates lobster gear restrictions off Maine’s coast
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You can get your first look behind the scenes Friday at the new Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife headquarters in Salem. Staff-guided tours are scheduled Read More » -
IRS waives penalties for qualifying farmers, fishermen
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Memorial University flume tank being used for critical conservation work
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A Fundraiser by Lawauna Cappa – Westport Fisherman loses livelihood & home at sea
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Fishing chiefs urge ministers to work with industry, not against it
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World Ocean Day Prompts Calls for Action
Calling themselves “Ocean Rebels for the COZ” members of Clean Ocean Action (COA), Mayor John Peterson, naturalist Trisha DeVoe and others came out to promote for Read More » -
New quota system to start for trawl harvests of cod in Bering Sea and Aleutians
Commercial fishermen netting Pacific cod from the Bering Sea and Aleutians region will be working under new individual limits starting next year designed to ease pressure Read More » -
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Coast Guard rescues man from disabled F/V Lisa Cheri near Petersburg, Alaska
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Southeast halibut catch limit may drop in 2017
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Black market lobsters cost man $94k
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The Gloucester Fisherman’s and Seaman’s Widows and Orphan’s Aid Society Fund
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Strong start to fall lobster season in P.E.I.
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