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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 Southeast Alaska summer troll fishery is being extended by 10 days
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Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries – Why the herring fishery was allowed in BC this year
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Friendship Lobsterman Pleads No Contest to Arson
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Louisiana Shrimp Association sues federal government over turtle excluder device requirement
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Ocean Fishermen Say Proposition 1 Would Destroy Salmon Fishery
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Another North Atlantic right whale found dead on Cape Cod
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Steve, they’re lookin’ for ya.
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Following a 6 month delay, Dungeness crab catch plummets on North Coast
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Crabbers set to snap – Frustrations mount as price deadlock and towering swells delay season
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Federal judge to rule on reduction in trawler halibut bycatch
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Canadian First Nations chief lays blame on Alaska catch for low Yukon salmon runs
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Delicate ecosystem of fishing industry must be maintained
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North Carolina Finfish, shellfish harvests continue to decline
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Ryan Cleary, President of FISH-NL, gave the following statement this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, 2019
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County Council greenlights stricter rules for jellyfish companies
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