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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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Know-nothing journalism
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Commercial Fisherman Thomas Allen Hoxsie of the Point Judith Fishing community, has passed away
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John Sackton: Are the big NGOs winning the marine monument battle, but losing the war?
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Cruise Ships: When is Maine and Mass going to ban exhaust scrubbers?
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PETA protester sheds shell for cause!
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Lobstermen Select IMTRA For Equipment
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Trudeau says Hunter Tootoo resigned after ‘very difficult situation’
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Stop efforts to limit the number of charter and head boats — the first step toward for-hire catch shares!
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Lobster size minimums to increase in Lobster Fishing Area 25
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Hundreds of spawning salmon killed in Squamish river; BC Hydro admits responsibility
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Their worst fears are now starting to be realized: Fishers forced out of business
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From Mexico to British Columbia – Entire West Coast ocean salmon fishing seasons adopted
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