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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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Passamaquoddy tribe and state trying to find middle ground over use of fyke nets
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Big Pine Key Lobster fisherman court ordered to surrender 400 traps
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Commercial fishermen this week scoffed at a long-awaited report on an investigation of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, saying the report was a hollow failure Read More » -
Puppy found alive on beach after fishing boat capsizes off Sitkalidak Island
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Coast Guard tows disabled fishing boat to Monomoy Island, MA
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Alaska’s Salmon Fisheries are One Step Closer to MSC Certification
Another step has been taken towards getting Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries recertified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council. Last fall the MSC sustainability certification of Read More » -
Ocracoke’s Two Blanches
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Hurricane Dorian relief effort, thousands in need of help, at least 30 dead.
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California – Watch state of salmon forum on webcast; webcast live by the California Channel, www.calchannel.com, video will be archived
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Russell Wangersky – Farmed Salmon: Left behind
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North Carolina Legislation would put a net ban referendum on November ballot
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Pew/NatGeo Column Oversimplifies Ecosystem-Based Management of “Forage Fish”
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Murkowski Urges NOAA to Extend Catch Share Plan Comment Period Beyond “Prime Fishing Season in Alaska”
I am writing to request that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provide an additional 45 days for stakeholders to comment on the above referenced Read More » -
Exploratory turbot fishery underway in high Arctic
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Hidden crisis: Louisiana’s shrimping industry is quickly disappearing
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Coast Guard medevacs 1 from fishing vessel near Hatteras Island, NC
The Coast Guard medevaced a man who had suffered possible injuries aboard a fishing vessel near Hatteras Island Sunday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Read More » -
American Shrimp Processors Association Launches Trade Petitions Addressing Unfair Dumping and Illegal Subsidies
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The California Department of Water Resources reveals its $25b Delta plan — but questions remain
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Fish farms: Dexter government pays big bucks to rag the puck
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A Record Breaker!
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It’s Not Just Windmills – Nils Stolpe
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