SAFMC Summer 2013 Newsletter – Red snapper update; Overview of Public Hearings
Read the newsletter here.
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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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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DFO’s plea to fishermen: Avoid nine reefs in Strait of Georgia
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Fisherman dies after falling overboard near Alaska Peninsula
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Fish cops issue striped bass warning
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West Coast waters shifting to lower-productivity regime, new NOAA report finds
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Salmon habitat project begins on American River today near River Bend Park in Sacramento
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American Samoa: Strong views about fishing rights
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NMFS Proposes State Water Exemptions for Scallop Fisheries in Maine and Massachusetts
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iSnapper helps track and monitor catch as snapper season opens on June 1
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Oregon Coast to see new restricted areas – become off-limits to fishing and other “consumptive” recreational pastimes and commercial fishing beginning Wednesday.
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Fishermens Northeast Ground Fish Science Forum – Portsmouth, New Hampshire.- Second Announcement – November 9, 2012 Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Northern California – Daily Salmon Count Predicts Grim Fishing Season
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NMFS seeking feedback on a Discussion Draft re: Electronic Monitoring and Electronic Reporting in fed fisheries:
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Salvadoran castaway hit with cannibalism suit, denies he ate his shipmate to stay alive
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, September 27, 2015
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Trump’s NOAA Pick Says He Won’t Censor Global Warming Data
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Sure, let’s protect the oceans, but we still need to fish – Jim Meek
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Amidst Speculation, Investigative Committee Detains One Over Sea of Okhotsk Trawler Tragedy
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New Bedford: Winners showed their skill at waterfront festival
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The Scots Bay Wharf takes a whacking
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Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update DECEMBER 22, 2013
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Time is running out to protect the Atlantic coast from Seismic Testing for oil exploration
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Monster Lobster – Joey, hey man its Jacob across the street. I work on the Pretty Girl with Lou and Jonny. We caught and released this bad mother last week.
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Cold weather, low prices hurt lucrative elver market
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Haida Salmon Restoration Corp’s work has been described as a “rogue experiment”. Is it? – Company officials find receptive audience in Squamish
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