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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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Omega Protein Fishing Partner Christens Two New Vessels, Reedville and Little River
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Shrimp Season Anomaly: season interruption, low prices make tough year for Mississippi Fishermen
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Lobstermen, environmentalists weigh in on right whale rules
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Virginia Beach, VA August 8 – 11, 2016
The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s April meeting to be held at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, Read More » -
The two sides of the Strait of Georgia roe herring fishery
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From the heart of a Hartlepool fisher – to EFRA
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Coast Guard medevacs man 90 miles southeast of Charleston
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Protection of marine areas to be based on science, Hunter Tootoo says
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Menhaden Fishing Ports Top NOAA’s Newest List; Support Coastal Communities
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How oil damages fish hearts: Five years of research since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update – June 8, 2014
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SEA-NL questions federal candidate Mary Shortall’s commitment to inshore fish harvesters
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NMFS seeks nominations for U.S. seats on the International Pacific Halibut Commission
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The Night the New Bedford Scalloper F/V Atlanta Sank
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 45′ Gamage Scalloper/Lobster, Cat 3306, Federal Permits
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2 San Diego Fishermen Benefit From U.S. Bid to Boost Domestic Seafood Market
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Gondan Shipyard launches new Freezer Trawler
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Letter: Shaheen stands by fishermen
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