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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

A father and son in St. Bernard Parish have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving

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Council to call for ban on gillnetting by larger boats

Amputations, broken bones among the injuries caused by winches on fishing boats

California Fishermen’s Fight for Otter-Free Zone Advances

Red snapper season to open

Maine Lobstermen to donate Tuesday haul, restaurants will donate proceeds to Lewiston

3 fishermen rescued from sinking boat off Galveston South Jetty

Harvesters Land and Sea Coalition alleges Maryland Department of Natural Resources illegally set menhaden regulations

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Prince William Sound humpy harvest late, compressed but strong

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N.S. Mi’kmaq to start season with scaled-down plans, RCMP makes statement on Moderate Livelihood Fishery

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Special Report – Catch Shares: Too often we call the devil by a different name – by Evan Connoly ACFN Contributor

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Valuable fishery – Whitefish prices rise, Great Lakes commercial anglers benefit

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