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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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Capelin count: DFO spending $2.4M to study fishery ‘linchpin’
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Northern cod growth off NL stalled, latest science indicates
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Queensland Fishers can expect ‘biggest changes industry has ever seen’
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Amid escalating conflict, Ottawa orders temporary shutdown of Maritime elver fishery
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update FEBRUARY 17, 2013
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Oil-covered seal, ducks seen on Cape Freels beach
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Fishing Company under Fire for Keeping Coronavirus Infected Crew at Sea for Three Weeks
Despite crew members developing flu-like symptoms one by one, Júlíus Geirmundsson didn’t return to harbour until it needed to refuel last Sunday, after three weeks at Read More » -
A Letter to NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Chris Oliver about the resumption of Observer coverage
Mr. Oliver. Recently you sent out an announcement about the resumption of Observer coverage set to begin on August 14th in fisheries where coverage had been Read More » -
[Rimarinefisheries] States Schedule Public Hearings on DraftAddendum XXV: MEETING LOCATION CHANGE
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A S M F C Northern Shrimp Section to decide on closure today in Portland
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 15, 2020
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NEFMC proposal would limit access to hake fishery – concerns “over unrestrained increases in fishing effort”
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Chinese buyers snap up Maine’s lobster haul
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Area of Interest – Canada Identifies Large Ocean Area off the Coast of British Columbia for Protection
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Op-Ed: How You Can Prevent 130,000 Marine Mammals From Going Deaf
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