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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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Atlantic Canada’s halibut fishery has been given the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainable seal of approval.
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The Saga continues on ‘Deadliest Catch’ “It’s official: Elliott’s out, Jake’s in!
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Maine Department of Marine Resources to tinker with proposed lobster marketing fees
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Tobique First Nation fishery mired in court battles, band council split
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High-Stakes Hunt for Crab: ‘Deadliest Catch’ Returns for Milestone Season 15
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Counting cod: Division of Marine Fisheries trawl survey aims to determine status of iconic fish
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Lyon County Judge Executive Pushing To Expand Local Asian Carp Fishing
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update, March 28, 2022 – Seafood Consumers Beware
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