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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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Starkist Class Action Settlement Means Customers Get $25 In Cash Or $50 In Tuna
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ Young Bros. Gillnetter/Lobster Boat, 350HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo
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A dream becomes a nightmare
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Mystery surrounds how a bird common on Pacific coast arrived on Machias Seal Island in Bay of Fundy
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Green Party Leader Elizabeth May claims leaked documents show Department of Fisheries and Oceans used tax money to assist Northern Gateway Project
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Block Island Wind Farm May Have Killed Young Humpback Whale
The carcass of a young humpback whale washed ashore Friday morning in Jamestown, Rhode Island, causing experts to think that a nearby offshore wind turbine may Read More » -
Tropical Storm Gordon Public Advisory
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A day in the life of a Cohasset lobsterman
Cohasset lobsterman Adam Donovan grew up in town and got his start with Matt Marr, who retired from lobstering in 2019 after 47 years on the Read More » -
North Suffolk waterman Robbie Johnson is a very smart man, warns of oyster ‘drought’
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Feds Facing Order to Redirect Klamath River Water for Salmon
Two Native American tribes sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation last year, claiming its bungled management of Klamath River waterways allowed a deadly parasite to infect Read More » -
Hurricane Ida turns Houma oysterman’s life upside down
For more than six hours, fifth-generation Houma oysterman Jacob David Hulse; his girlfriend, Lindsey Willis; and his dog, Change; huddled inside a friend’s oyster shop as Read More » -
Salty Dames – Women in Fishing
Google “women” and “fishing” and up will pop lots of calendar images of smiling ladies in bikinis, cradling impressive marine specimens they probably didn’t catch. But Read More » -
New Design Scalloper offers Economic Operation
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Increase in TAC for Arctic surf clam on the Banquereau Bank and Grand Bank
An increase in the total allowable catch (TAC) of Arctic surf clam on the Banquereau Bank and Grand Bank is being applauded by Ocean Choice International. (I’ll Read More » -
No wonder we keep losing ground! Few attend fishery hearing in Morehead City
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Letters to the editor: Boost in promotion boon to Maine lobstermen
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Shrimp season opens in Mississippi Sound
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Something’s Fishy – The Central Pacific Nation of Kiribati Boasts It Has Created One of the Largest No-Fishing Marine Reserves in the World. Unfortunately, It’s Not True
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California: Commercial crabbing on hold
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Baltimore, Maryland: December 12-15, 2016
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FISH HARVESTERS UNION CLAIMS HEALTHY COD POPULATIONS
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Feds answer lawmakers’ calls to fast-track replenishment of Dune Road
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