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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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France threatens to cut off the power to Jersey as leverage point in fishing rights dispute over UK water access
Responding to questions in the national assembly, Annick Girardin, the minister for maritime affairs, said she was “revolted” by the UK government’s behaviour over its waters Read More » -
Fish and Men – Documentary Web Trailer
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“They (seals) are destroying the crab stocks.” – Bearded seal harvested with a belly full of snow crab in Green Bay
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Meet the salmon scientist at the center of the Pebble fight
Beneath the steady static of rain on a tin roof, University of Washington aquatic ecologist Daniel Schindler made some soup. On a clear day, he’d be Read More » -
Australia: Senate inquiry on impacts of seismic testing starts in Hobart
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Board of Fisheries to tackle thorny Cook Inlet issues
What to do when the Kenai River late-run king salmon may not meet escapement is up for discussion in Anchorage, in hopes that users and managers Read More » -
King crabs invade UK waters threatening native species
Invasive king crabs have made their way to British shores, sparking fears that local brown crab and scallop populations could be decimated. This week, fishers in Read More » -
Ottawa’s hiring wave to bolster federal science at sea
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Central Coast Crab fishermen making sacrifices to protect whales
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50-year-old Suffolk fishing boat found rusting in Tunisian harbour
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Four rescued from grounded fishing boat off Point Gammon in Yarmouth
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Fish fight: Walmart caught in the middle of Alaska salmon tangle
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Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman From F/V Kirsten Lee off Virginia Coast Saturday
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Bristol Bay Red King Crab Fishery Has Successful Catch Up – All worries are history now
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Opinion: Federal fisheries committee challenges B.C. licensing policies
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Taste of US West Coast seafood for Grimsby as Oregon’s eyes are on UK market
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Seafood harvesting employment in Alaska is on the rise.
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Naknek’s Fishy Fabrications takes on skiff building this spring
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Massachusetts Governor Baker releases fiscal year 2019 budget proposal
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