THEN and NOW – Blessing of the Fleet – Gloucester, Mass.
The THEN photo was taken circa 1950, the Now was this year 2013. In the 60’s the fishing vessels would fill the Harbor waiting to be Blessed. photos @ goodmorninggloucester
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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Chance remark leads to movie role. “You guys with the movies or something?” Then something happened. Something always happens.
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What’s the difference between shrimp and prawn?
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Does Newfoundland Fisherman Tony Doyle have the answer NOAA Doesn’t?
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About 70 frustrated fishermen tell feds at a hearing in Machias that Canada, not Maine, is mostly to blame.
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From the Deckboss – Wait nearly over for crabbers
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Sad.