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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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North Shore lobster fishermen to ask for season extension
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MLA back in court this month over federal lobstering rules
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 NEFMC Council Meeting Webinar Registration Listen Live Sign Up Webinar Registration
New England Fishery Management Council Meeting, will hold a one day Council Meeting at the Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA Get your link https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/204704735 Read More » -
Menhaden Pro and Con saving-menhaden- UPDATED
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Whale Protection & Crab Gear Retrieval Act, SB 1287, heads to Governor Browns desk
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91-year-old active fisherman in P.E.I. to be inducted into Acadian Business Hall of Fame
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Canada, U.S. agree on quota cuts on Georges Bank, “significant concerns” with assessment methods
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After 83 years, West Coast Wet Fish Processor, State Fish, to close doors
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Hurricane Irma – Massive airborne relief mission en route to Keys to help with ‘humanitarian crisis’
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Hey! How ’bout that? federal agency planning to measure economic impact of fishing businesses!
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Fishing association says offshore wind farms being rushed through
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New Jersey anglers criticize disaster relief funding
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