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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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Massachusetts state regulators reject plan to use ropeless lobster traps
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Divers search Seacor Power wreckage for survivors – Second body recovered 33 miles from Seacor Power site
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Pictou Landing to operate DFO approved moderate livelihood lobster fishery
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Remains of Two Fishermen in F/V Miss Destinee Capsizing Recovered from Vessel Cabin Identified
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Letter to the Editor: Preserving wildlife in Baffin Bay
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Norwegian fisherman speaks out about oil industry
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Scientist says expanding Hawaii monument is abuse of law
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OUR VIEW: Let’s make waves with fishing regulations
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