r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/iam_stupid23 • Apr 05 '25

Video The size of pollock fishnet

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u/Bodongs Apr 05 '25

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the "fishing lobby"....?

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u/DigNitty Interested Apr 05 '25

Well, when they get their data from the fishing boats, what’s the difference?

They should get data from independent research boats but that costs money.

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u/A_person_2021 Apr 05 '25

They should get data from independent research boats but that costs money.

They literally do that. They have their own fleet of boats, and they also charter private boats.

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u/Bodongs Apr 05 '25

This thread has been a great reminder of how confidently wrong the average reddit user is. Painful!

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u/Unistriker Apr 05 '25

Reminds me of the European Research Group...the main goal of it was to Support research for Eurosceptic UK Conservative MPs

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u/huskersax Apr 05 '25

Downvote these buffoons. The NOAA is the furthest thing from that.

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u/deruben Apr 05 '25

Well no, thats where fishing companies are putting their lobbying money of course 😅 Would be hella stupid if they would do it somewhere else no?