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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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NOAA Names Michael Pentony new Regional Administrator of Greater Atlantic Region
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UNO awarded $232,500 grant to design device that protects sea turtles from being captured in small shrimping nets
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 50′ Fiberglass Day Scalloper, 425HP CAT 3406 Diesel
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North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District candidate Phil Law Responds to N.C. Seafood Industry questions
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Clearwater to lose monopoly on Canada’s lucrative Arctic surf clam
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The wave of Ocean Industrialization is building – NOAA IS BENT ON AQUACULTURE: or With friends like this….
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Fishermen’s Energy Loses Appeal, Will Go to State Supreme Court
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Don Cuddy: Local crab fisherman finds a niche market with slime eels
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FAQ: Radiation from Fukushima – and Answers from Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Rep. Seaton’s bill breaks up scallop monopoly – Board of Fisheries to decide on how to allocate scallop permits
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This lobsterman’s boat was sunk 3 times in 7 weeks. He says he knows who did it.
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NMFS looking at changes to fisheries financing program
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Squid fishermen fight overblown – Mike Conroy, President, West Coast Fisheries Consultants.
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Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
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