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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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The collapse of fishing giant Blue Harvest exposes the weakness of catch share policies
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Membertou First Nation buys two offshore lobster licences at $25 million
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International Pacific Halibut Commission sets crushingly low quota for halibut in area 4E
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Fatal tragedy of F/V Lady Mary sinking propels sea change for safety
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Statements about fisheries incorrect. To say that west coast salmon stocks are over fished is absolutely ludicrous.
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Digby fisherman wins jumbo lobster contest with 19.6 pounder
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Government Shutdown: Monomoy shellfishing in dispute – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,”Harvesting must discontinue – Chatham Balk’s!
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Man dies after fall from fishing boat near Richmond, Vancouver, BC
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SEA-NL condemns DFO’s backroom plans for rebuilding south coast cod stock
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PEER says electronic monitoring progress still dry-docked – Fishing fleet compliance? or Public Employee Job Security!
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“Operation Broken Glass” – Three Men Plead Guilty for Illegally Harvesting and Selling American Eels
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 76′ Steel Clammer/Scalloper, 450HP, 6 Cylinder CAT
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Alaska – Better alternatives to fisheries observer program story – dwarfed by the public comment!
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NOAA hosting open house of Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute
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Meanwhile in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia government approves “experimental” turbine deployment
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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – How old is that crab? Audio
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La Scie fisherman nets $15K fine for illegally poaching halibut
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Indonesia to sink illegal fishing vessels
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Mi’kmaw fishers say DFO officers left them to walk for hours at night after seizing boots, phones
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Mines minister Bill Bennett to meet Alaska fishermen, natives
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