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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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Meeting solely via webinar, council members voted 12-5 to postpone final action on Amendment 23 beyond its June meeting, when it expected initially to vote. The Read More » -
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Canada’s Environment minister would not comment Monday on the results of a survey commissioned to determine the extent to which government scientists are censored.
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NOAA Ok’s plan to cut West Coast nontribal salmon fishing when fish are needed to feed orca
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries adopted the plan Tuesday as recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. It calls for restricting commercial and recreational salmon Read More » -
Derelict Vessels Act – Derelict vessel law sets up ‘DMV gantlet’ for thousands of Alaska mariners
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Revolutionary range and resolution with new Simrad HALO pulse compression radar
Navico Commercial Marine Division today announced the launch of Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar, the world’s most affordable solid-state, open-array radar system with pulse compression technology Read More » -
Red king crab fishery off to a slow start
The Bristol Bay red king crab fishery is off to a slow start, compared to last year, according to Miranda Westphal, shellfish biologist with the Alaska Read More » -
Warped Notions of Predator/ Prey Relationships, or Why Eco Based Management will be the final Battlefront of Fishing Industry Survival
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Nils Stolpe – Fishosophy – A New Blog and, Is this any way to manage a fishery?
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Tropical storm Harvey intensifies, forecast to be a Category 3 hurricane at landfall in Texas
The Texas Gulf Coast was bracing for Tropical Storm Harvey to make landfall by Friday, bringing with it powerful winds, torrential rains and the possibility that Read More » -
UPDATED! Fisherman Joseph James Landry sentenced to 14 years in killing Phillip Boudreau in lobster dispute
A Cape Breton fisherman has been given a 14-year prison sentence for killing a man he said enraged him after cutting his lobster traps and threatening Read More » -
Ecosexuals: For Those Times When Hugging a Tree is Not Enough
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A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
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Clearwater pulls plug on storing lobster traps at sea
North America’s largest shellfish producer, Halifax-based Clearwater Seafoods, says it has stopped storing lobster traps at sea. Clearwater’s practice of leaving thousands of pots on the Read More » -
Your View: Even ‘smart’ video monitoring is onerous to fishermen
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Community Supported Fishery wanted that can service an Oyster Bar in the Washington DC area
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Food Fight: Offshore Wind a Risk to Cultural Fabric, Fishing Industry of LBI
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C.B. lobster fisherman Keith Stubbert remembered with fondness, sadness
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Maine: Two More Towns Join Fight Against Industrial Salmon Farm Near Acadia
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Latest New-Generation Beamer
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Picnics and politics
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Cod, redfish recommended for endangered status
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Icelandic Fishermen haul back an unexploded World War II mine
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Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government calls for moratorium on shrimp fishery in the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence
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