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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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Remembering Richard M. Gaines March 20, 1944 – June 9, 2013 Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, September 6, 2015
The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More » -
Breaking! Top “Wicked Tuna” Series Boat F/V Hard Merchandise sinks at the dock.
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Zinke tells Trump – Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others
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East Hampton Eyes Options After Losing Truck Beach Appeal – Fishermen, “We’re not going away,,,”
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SMAST independence shouldn’t be the one that got away – Steve Urbon
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D.C. court rules fisheries remain closed to help right whales
Thursday, a federal district judge ruled two lobster fisheries can remain closed to protect the lives of right whales moving through the area. The case began Read More » -
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Blackjack – Oldest Friendship Sloop re-launched in Rockland
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