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This Morning – Portland Harbor Toe Job – Not every day in fishing is a good day.
photo- jj the fisherman
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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Recent Posts
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Viking Village Is A Uniquely Jersey Shore Experience
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Sweden’s lobster game; stick to soccer
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New Yellowtail Flounder Survey Raises Questions Over Accuracy of Official Population Estimates
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Two Vessels suspected of catching too many Monk fish are under investigation
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OPINION: North Pacific Fishery Management Council is acting to reduce bycatch
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Restrictions on tap for southern New England lobster fishery
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Fishermen Who Were Forced to Pay $700 Per Day to Government-Mandated Observers on Their Boats Get Big News from SCOTUS
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Commercial, recreational flounder fishermen at odds
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting Dec 4-8, 2017 in Atlantic Beach NC
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Massachusetts lobstermen drop lawsuit against California aquarium that told people to stop eating lobster
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N.H. Fishermen say they haven’t been off water this long since Perfect Storm
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Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for Watermen?
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update NOVEMBER 10, 2013
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The New Green Activists Would Rather Save The Windmills Than Save The Whales
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World’s first commercially hatched lobster in Sabah
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Lobster tariffs drop under free trade agreements
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Challenging NOAA’s “Arctic Report Card 2014” on polar bears
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LETTER: Clam fishermen put forth proposal that protects the resource
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Maryland reps exploring shrimp fishery
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Wearing the right gear to keep you warm and dry is non-negotiable – Clothing and Gear
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I Am a Small-Scale Fisherman Fighting to Save the Coasts of South Africa
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Excluded from the Working Waterfront – Trawlers to blockade €300m Greystones harbour development
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FISH-NL urges provincial government to establish Fishery Stress Line similar to one for western farmers
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Tybee shrimper sentenced to more than six years in federal prison
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 30, 2021
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