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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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Fish harvesters, plants workers hold demonstration in St. John’s – ‘Put the crab back on the table,’ fishermen chant at rally
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A memory of the Fishing Vessel Patricia Marie in Provincetown
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update – August 29, 2014
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American Samoa DMWR Director reports on local issues
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Baltic clams and worms release as much greenhouse gas as 20,000 dairy cows
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More Seal Issues from the other side – Grey seals robbing Danish fishermen of their livelihood
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Study: Narragansett Bay temps reached record highs, lows last year
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Coakley Sues NOAA Over Catch Limits, Peter Baker Spews the Pew Poo, and Saving Seafood’s Bob Vanasse Takes a Stand
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DMR’s answer to whale rules focus offshore
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Sitka tribe asks state regulators to shut down commercial herring fishery
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Big Three Conspire to Fix U.S. Tuna Prices, Wholesaler Says in Antitrust Class Action
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Black market lobsters cost man $94k
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California crabbing rules a concern says North Coast fisherman
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Issues raised over Highly Protected Marine Areas
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Coast Guard medevacs a fisherman 43 miles northwest of Key West
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Overfishing Operation Nets Three Eel Traffickers
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Extortion: France will reduce Jersey electricity supply this winter, unless fishermen granted licences for British waters
Speaking on Friday, outspoken French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said his government would hold firm against Britain and continue to demand more fishing licences. The Read More »
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