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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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A year ago today – F/V Twin Lights sank taking Captain Jean Frottier – CG report due
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Congressional delegation battles to save Apalachicola Bay
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Body of Paul Brenner who went missing during blizzard found
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Coast Guard escorts disabled RI fishing vessel ahead of winter storm
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 65′ Fiberglass Longliner, Cummins 855TA, 40 KW Genset, Fed Permits available
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Rescue at sea
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New Cod Restrictions Will Not Affect Rhode Island Fishermen
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Boats of Bristol Bay Alaska
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Native Fishermen’s Group Seeks To Close Unalaska Bay To Commercial Trawl Fishing
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4 crew members found, Search ongoing for missing fisherman off the coast of Cape Breton
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Vineyard Power vying for offshore wind farm
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Just Now!! New Bedford Fleet Idled by Regulation
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Shock over meat of endangered whales shipped through Canada
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