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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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Chignik salmon fisheries made $3000 between six permits in 2018
The exvessel value per permit has been over $100,000 for the past 10 years in the Chignik Management Area. This year, the entire fishery brought in Read More » -
Ship carrying parts for offshore wind turbines arrives in New Bedford
New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Workers packed the docks, Read More » -
Water wars: What does Florida have that Georgia needs?
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What to do with an icon: Boston PR firm hired to retool branding for Maine lobster
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Scott Kenneally, the halibut man of Harbourville, reflects on his seafaring life in the waters of Nova Scotia
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California Air National Guard rescue’s 24 year old ill Fisherman 160 miles off the coast of Monterey
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WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — The historic schooner Adventuress ‘belle of ball’
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Maine DMR rejects group’s petition to change aquaculture lease process
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