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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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Glorious sunshine shone down this Bank Holiday Monday as Newlyn Fish Festival capped off an eventful and memorable weekend in west Cornwall in style. The adored Read More » -
Cornwall fishing father and son illegally caught pregnant lobsters
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Senator Murkowski “grill’s” Jonathan Jarvis, NPS Director over a British ENGO blue label that ain’t diddly!
It was fun to watch on c-span, so it’ll be fun to watch again. It’s time to straighten out some ENGO crap. MSC my butt. Link Read More » -
Hundreds of fishermen rescued amid Indonesian slavery probe
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UK-wide funding scheme supports purchase of life-saving safety equipment for fishermen
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Ringing in new round of ‘fish wars’ as ADFG manages budget
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Listuguj Mi’kmaq plan to sell lobster without commercial licence from DFO, Ottawa monitoring situation closely
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Wind Farm Vessel Collides With Turbine Tower
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Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker answers questions in controversy-free hearings for Commerce confirmation
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23-pound lobster caught in N.B.
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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Hearing – Commerce, NOAA
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