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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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Örfirisey’s skipper Thór Thórarinsson ending a successful 50-year career at sea.
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Claws out: Race for best spots kicks off lobster season in Nova Scotia
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Florida’s gill net rules hit a snag
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SW Cornwall fishing industry fears destruction from Coronavirus and a ‘no deal’ Brexit double whammy
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Seal hunt bill swan song for veteran MP Greg Kerr
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Coast Guard encourages fishing vessel safety examinations for the 2013 halibut and sablefish fisheries in Alaska
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Vindicated: Fishing industry celebrates big rise in cod quota
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2017 Gulf Shrimp Landings: Louisiana At Historic Lows, Alabama At Historic Highs
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Atlantic Herring MSE Workshop – Dec. 7-8 Live Streaming Information
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Prince William Sound season’s catch nears 56 million fish, statewide harvest now tops 201 million salmon
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Port Townsend: Port commission votes to evict tenant
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Topless Shrimp Trawl project recommended for federal fisheries grant
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Federal judge rules that repairs made to his boat by Nathan Carman contributed to sinking of vessel
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