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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update March 9, 2014

March 9, 2014 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update here RIFA website 09:51

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update – March 2, 2014

March 2, 2014 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 23, 2014

February 23, 2014 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 16, 2014

February 16, 2014 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the update 09:58

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 9, 2014

February 9, 2014 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 09:45

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update February 2, 2014

February 2, 2014 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 09:30

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JANUARY 19, 2014

January 19, 2014 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business. “ Read the update 17:37

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JANUARY 12, 2014

January 12, 2014 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 14:01

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JANUARY 5, 2014

January 5, 2014 New England

The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 10:16

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 29, 2013

December 29, 2013 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 09:44

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 22, 2013

December 22, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 15, 2013

December 15, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 1, 2013

December 1, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update NOVEMBER 24, 2013

November 24, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update NOVEMBER 17, 2013

November 17, 2013 New England

rifa “The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Udate 09:20

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update NOVEMBER 10, 2013

November 10, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update NOVEMBER 3, 2013

November 3, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 27, 2013

October 27, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 20, 2013

October 20, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 13, 2013

October 13, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update October 6, 2013

October 6, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 29, 2013

September 29, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 22, 2013

September 22, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance – Weekly Update – September 15, 2013

September 15, 2013 New England

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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 8, 2013

September 8, 2013 New England

“The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Update 9:15

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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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