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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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Ocean Choice sells Nova Scotia offshore scallop quota
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Kodiak lawmakers outline fishery-related accomplishments and ambitions
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Mysterious South Carolina fish with humanlike teeth stumps the internet
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Saying goodbye: Unicorn Leaves Her Home Port, This Time for Good
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Deadline is Feb. 5 to nominate to Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association board
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Oregon Crabbers demand opening of season
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Asian Shrimp Imports Are Chewing Up U.S. Suppliers
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Chatham defends fishing rights as Feds’ ‘land grab’ disputed
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Sound Science Underpins Minister’s Roe Herring Decisions
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JANUARY 5, 2014
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We Need Comprehensive Fisheries Legislation: The Fish Bill – Sam Parisi, Gloucester, Mass.
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