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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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Fishermen drop anchor in protest
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Canadian fisherman helping displaced Ukrainians escapes Chernihiv on foot amid Russian shelling
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Will California Department of Fish and Wildlife live up to its name? by Dan Bacher
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“They treat us like criminals,” – Commercial Fishermen Rally In Hampton Bays, Demand Changes To DEC’s Enforcement Policies
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Lobster season off southwest Nova Scotia postponed again due to bad weather
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Flotsam and Jetsam – Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA December 19, 2012
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Here’s the First Fish to Ever Be Taken Off the Endangered Species List
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N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission look at trawl restrictions
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Another Life: Seals thrive where tangle nets offer easy and meaty takeaways
Counting the netted, bitten fish along with those snatched from the meshes, an expert estimate of annual cost reaches up to more than €1 million – Read More » -
Snow crab fishermen fined $7K
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Discharge exemption ok’d; USCG Act reauthorized
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Rare half-blue lobster found in St. George’s Bay
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House of Lords peer calls for Holy Island fishing ban proposal to be dropped
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