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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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Hampden firm pokes holes in traditional boat mooring, leaving room for lobsters, crabs and other sea life
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Get On Board with #CatchOfTheDay!
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Nantucket group protests draft authorization for Vineyard Wind
ACK Residents Against Turbines, a group of more than 100 citizens, claims that federal regulators favor offshore wind over commercial fishing and intend to allow serious Read More » -
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Cornishman Ned Bailey has caught and returned ‘notched’ lobsters for years as part of a broader effort to preserve stocks. But many fishers do not. He Read More » -
Ray Hilborn: Seafood sustainability, certification ‘about money’
Seafood sustainability and certification is “about money and value – science has largely been lost”. So claims Ray Hilborn, a professor in the School of Aquatic and Read More » -
Wheels of justice often grind slowly – Fishermen Catch Department of Environmental Conservation Refunds, Finally
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Two guys who tried to sink their own commercial charter fishing boat get probation
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THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! SMAST scallop researcher rejected for NOAA funding for first time since 1999
For the first time since 1999, internationally known SMAST scientist Kevin Stokesbury has been denied federally administered funding for annual scallop surveys, as government officials questioned Read More » -
Plan To Revive San Diego Fishing Industry Agreed Upon By Fishermen, Developer
After years of negotiations, San Diego’s fishermen and a local developer have signed an agreement to recapture a lost piece of the city’s history – a Read More » -
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today declared a commercial fishery failure – We know what that mean’s. Nothing!
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Linda Bean says Rockland lobster processing plant has fixed FDA violations
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These California and Oregon farmers lost water in 2001. Now they want to be paid.
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California Jobs Boom Anticipated Following Offshore Wind Auction
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Fur seals taking over – penguins, pelicans, tuna and fish at risk
According to Mr Adrian Pederick MP, Liberal Member for Hammond , the New Zealand fur seals require immediate management in South Australia. “They are taking over and these fur seals Read More » -
Mississippi to start voluntary snapper reporting program – (It should be mandatory)
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Fight the Big Box Boats; Save Family Fishermen and the Fish – Sign this petition Sponsored by Ron Borjeson
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Meet the New Boss, Acting NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan
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