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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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Gaspereau River fishermen worried the fish may not make it up the river if turbines are in the water
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Official inquiry launched into the sinking of the F/V Joanna C, an exclusion zone has been set
An exclusion zone has been set up around the wrecked Brixham scalloper as part of the investigation. An official government investigation into the sinking of the Read More » -
Changes to FL Gulf gray triggerfish season in effect June 10
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Tug-of-war over salmon on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula may reach fever pitch
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Teaser for a documentary about the New England goundfish industry.
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Gulf Seafood Institute Testifies Before Two Influential Government Organizations Governing Gulf Waters
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Fishermen say ‘hurt’ from hurricane hard to measure
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Why Southeast Alaska Seiners Association chooses Parnell for governor
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A Petersburg veterinarian floats his clinic to Southeast communities
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Biden’s Latest Green Energy Victim: The Lobster Industry
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Bigelow Lab in the summer found a record-low growth rate for plankton, a crucial food source.
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Endangered and Threatened Species: Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale-Proposed rule; request for comments.
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Slow Start to F/V Lone Star Salvage Ops in the Igushik River
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A Big One! NEFMC Groundfish Committee Meeting – Wed. and Thurs. September 17-18, 2014 – Listen Live
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Promising news on pink salmon disaster relief funds
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Dunleavy mandates strict guidelines for Bristol Bay commercial fishermen
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Video shows B.C. ferry getting caught in fishing net, giving fishing boat a tow
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