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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Recent Posts
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New Blue Catfish Regulation Threatening Health of Chesapeake Bay and Business
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Migrant fishermen permit scheme to be capped at 500
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House Natural Resources Committee Demands Obama Administration Info on Marine Monument Designtions
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UFA Wants Coast Guard Presence in Arctic in Line With Development
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North Carolina’s HB 983,(anti commercial fishing bill) like so much state policy, is based on bogus science
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Forum hosted by Vitter – Agriculture, forestry, seafood experts discuss key topics in Alexandria
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Pinched! Why Canadian Lobster in Unaffordable to most Canadians
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State Police Divers Search for F/V Misty Blue Fishermen
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Fire-damaged fishing vessel in San Diego Harbor continues to smolder
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Marine Safety Information Bulletin – Notification of New Requirements for Commercial Fishing Vessels
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Dealings Criticized
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Government Takes Culinary Action, New Law Outrages As Animal Rights Activists Thrilled
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Scituate Fisherman Ryan Connors walks coast to coast for breast cancer victim
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Coast Guard rescue 2 from sinking fishing vessel near Bodega Bay, Calif.
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Wearing Rose Colored Glasses on P.E.I. – High hopes that Invasive green crabs could become lucrative commercial fishery
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Encouraging results from fishing trials with new trawl design for reducing unwanted catches
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Laine Welch: Report shows nice gains throughout salmon value chain
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Resqunit Launches Canadian Operations
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Sad.