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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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Oregon – Brookings, Newport lead Dungeness crab totals – ranks sixth in the last 15 years.
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N.S. chief tells DFO it has no authority over Mi’kmaq, will pursue own elver fishery
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Scallop boat skipper and owner fined for breaching Isle of Man fisher regulations
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Fishing vessel crew “ill prepared” for emergency, resulting in death of a fisherman
The crew of a fishing vessel on which a man died after being dragged overboard were “ill-prepared” for the emergency, an investigation has found. Mark Elder, Read More » -
BP to ask Supreme Court to hear claims issue
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Buddy Davis honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
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IPHC staff reflect on 2015 season, decisions, with Joe Viechnicki
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Hawaii’s longline fleet about to hit its 3,554-ton bigeye tuna limit, enviro scorned rule will keep them fishing
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Skeena Sockeye Collapse: BC Fisheries Closed While Alaskans Keep Fishing – BC Conservationists Challenge Alaskans to Put Sustainability First
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NOAA says revised analysis could allow Southeast king salmon troll fishing, despite ruling
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California likely to shorten chinook salmon season
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Dumping Day Weather Delay in Southwest Nova Scotia
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