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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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Obama Proposes New Rules For Offshore Oil Wells – How about Observer Coverage??
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Video: U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy medevac fisherman from commercial fishing vessel off Hawaii
The Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy successfully medevaced a 73-year-old fisherman from the 84-foot commercial fishing vessel Lady Alice 150 miles east of Hilo, Friday. Read More » -
TSB recommends mandatory safety measures following investigation
Drawing attention to the wide range of safety risks that persist in the fishing industry, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released its investigation Read More » -
Alaska’s Board of Fisheries votes not to authorize purse seine fishing on Yukon River
Alaska’s Board of Fisheries voted 5-2 Saturday to not approve a new type of commercial chum salmon fishing gear in the lower Yukon River. In one Read More » -
Public meeting on commercial red snapper catch share program Wednesday 6 PM
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A Climate of Change video series: Ocean Acidification in Alaska
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‘Billion-Dollar Fish’: high profits from the lowly pollock
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Thanks Danny, The truth about Carlos Rafael hurts so I had to say something!
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MP to work alongside fishermen aboard Brixham’s newest trawler
The first new beam trawler built in a generation at Brixham is heading out to sea this weekend with a new recruit. MP Anthony Mangnall will Read More » -
Ushering industrial aquaculture into the Pacific Islands Region EEZ is anything but sustainable
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Pinched! Why Canadian Lobster in Unaffordable to most Canadians
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Maine’s lobster industry might not last forever. Then what?
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Settlement reached over alleged flaws in Fairbanks fish hatchery
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The future of fishing is innovation.
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BREAKING – Missing fishermen recovery operation taking shape
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ICES honours scientists – Outstanding Achievement Award to Bill Karp, Northeast Regional Science Center
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Coast Guard searching for 2 overdue fishermen near Lonesome Bayou
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Being a Fisheries Observer in Alaska can be an Inspirational Experience – Viking Progress
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