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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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Special Management Zones SMZs approved for Delaware reefs
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This article more than appalled me, I was hurt and offended. Genevieve McDonald, F/V Hello Darlin’ II
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NOAA Names Michael Pentony new Regional Administrator of Greater Atlantic Region
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Extended delay – Commercial Dungeness Crab fishing ban extended until Dec. 16
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Coast Guard issues “party in interest” designation to owner/operator of container vessel
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New fisheries research ship will monitor state of P.E.I. stocks
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