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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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Seal meat, a Natural Sustainable Resource – Questions for those who decry seal meat and other Indigenous foods
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Mass Fishermen, do you remember when the delegation asked Gov. Patrick to talk to the President? He did! About Cape Wind!!
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Opposed to Obama MPA Expansion
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Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen when vessel gets stuck on north Mayport jetty
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‘Our fish first!’ Post-Brexit fisheries deal signed by Macron sparks furious Frexit calls
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Research into Enhanced Crab Processing Supported by Provincial Government
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BP mounts offensive in spill settlement dispute
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INFORMATION UPDATE: New Webinar Information for SBA/USDA Presentation today at 3pm
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Sole survivor of fishing boat tragedy reveals how he swam to shore in only a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a faulty life jacket
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Gov.Roy Cooper secures $7.7 million in fed fisheries disaster relief, a portion of $65 million appropriation by Congress
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Del Norte County commercial fishermen will drop their pots Thursday
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Are fishing conservation efforts helping or hurting?
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Faulkingham Pitches $1,000,000 State Contribution to Lobster Legal Defense Fund
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Worker shortage leaves lobster at the wharves
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Interview: ‘Wicked Tuna’ star Dave Marciano talks misconceptions about fishermen
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F/V Chief William Saulis: Commercial fishing vessel located upright after month-long search
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Commissioner, 3 employees are leaving embattled Alaska fishing agency
One of the two leaders of an embattled Alaska commercial fishing agency is leaving his job, he said this week. Ben Brown, a commissioner at the Commercial Read More » -
DFO to Release Latest Assessment of Northern Shrimp Stocks
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Canada, U.S. fail to reach agreement on quota for shared haddock stock in 2023
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2017 Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries NMFS is pleased to present the 2017 Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries managed under the science-based framework established by the Read More » -
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Setnetters – Alaska Department of Fish and Game head-to-head in an Anchorage courtroom on Tuesday. Kenai King Salmon Alliance granted intervention status
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Mass Environmental Police confiscate Scallops over permitted limit on Carlos Rafael vessel
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