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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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A huge marine reserve in the Pacific will protect rich tourists rather than fish
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NEFMC Chairman C.M. “Rip” Cunningham rips Bullard monitor stand
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New Louisiana state sales tax law takes area’s commercial fishermen by surprise
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Hartlepool fishermen reveal how they are still feeling impact of mass crustacean die-offs with fears for entire future
Hartlepool fishermen have spoken of their heartbreak as they say hundreds of years of heritage face being wiped out. Inshore fishers say stocks of crab, lobster Read More » -
NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp- shark bit while lobster fishing and the photo is not for the squeamish
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Coast Guard searching for clammer who went missing during blizzard
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Fishermen never wanted a big brother – John Gillett, inshore fisherman, Twillingate
Our fishing and sealing industries mean a lot to us. We never looked to government or wanted the Canadian government to be a big brother to Read More » -
Town of Mount Pleasant accepting proposals for leasing of Wando Dock
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Scallopers facing 30 percent catch reduction in each of the next two years – southcoasttoday
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Northern fishing groups want help getting fair share of quotas
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Warning of ‘environmental devastation’ of offshore wind farms
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 56′ Duffy Stern Trawler, Cat 3408
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Invasive species known as ‘marine vomit’ found at Drakes Estero – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
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Did Ottawa truly understand the impacts of closing most salmon fisheries on the Pacific coast?
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Maine Department of Marine Resources will re-open three closed scallop fishing areas
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Long Island Commercial Fishing Association opposes offshore marine monument
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