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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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Safe opening day to lobster season off southwestern N.S.; some calls for assistance on Day 2
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A Correction, and an Apology
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Fisheries-Related Funds Included in Federal Spending Bill – $72 million in expanded stock assessments
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2 R.I. shipyards win grants under maritime funding program revived by Reed
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Saturday announced that two Rhode Island shipyards will be awarded $1,114,370 in federal funding to make capital improvements intended to help Read More » -
NILS STOLPE: Of gumballs, the American Sportfishing Association and fisheries management
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Mandurah: men fined $8000 for interfering with crab pots “just having a look”.
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Coast Guard rescues 4 F/V Chaos fishermen from beach near Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Coast Guard watchstanders at the 17th District command center in Juneau received a call from the Chaos crew Friday night, relayed through the Dutch Harbor harbormaster, reporting Read More » -
Vineyard Wind to conduct (voluntary) radar survey without Coast Guard
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update 01/09/2023 – Fisheries Monitoring and Data Collection/Legislative Update
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Suffolk farmers plan major expansion of fishing venture
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In Maine, climate change is taking a toll
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Ship strikes: Saving the Whales is Something the Shipping Industry Needs to Address Immediately
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State permanently closes lower Penobscot River to lobster fishing
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Trawler can’t clear Ocean City Inlet, Smaller fishing vessel ferries catch
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Lobster processing bill OK’d by Mass State Senate
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Sign this Marine Park Petition, and Support these Fishermen – WE FISH.
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When enviro bloggers go koo koo
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YEAR IN REVIEW: Federal agenda dominated by halibut bycatch concerns
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Couple Arrested for Stealing $2.5M from Keys Commercial Fishermen
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