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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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Atlantic Salmon Federation calling on Greenland to end commercial fishery of Atlantic salmon
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Pacific Fishery Management Council – Meeting in Vancouver, Washington March 6-12, 2015
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Newport, Oregon: Motor Lifeboat Victory’s last voyage
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Coast Guard responds to F/V Raiders fire with 8 people aboard offshore Nantucket
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Pyridine ‘unlikely’ to be cause of mass shellfish die-off on Teesside, new test finds
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2nd Round of 2017 Groundfish Assessment Port Meetings Scheduled
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Placentia Bay – Boats destroyed in Southern Harbour wharf fire – as many as 10 vessels.
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Blame Game Excuses – “You know what it’s like down here right now,” Warren on fisheries aid bill – SBA loans Better ‘n Nuthin’!
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Free lifejackets with satellite tracking devices for Plymouth fishermen?
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Mississippi to start voluntary snapper reporting program – (It should be mandatory)
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Alaska asks US Supreme Court to overturn decision giving Cook Inlet salmon management to feds
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Boat busted
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