You must log in to post a comment.
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
-
Recent Posts
-
Lower Columbia River mainstem commercial gillnet fishing ; Non-treaty gillnetters get 45 hours through Aug. 29
-
Ropeless fishing gear won’t save whales
-
Video monitoring of Kenai’s dipnetters in the works
-
Charter fisherman catches kilo of cocaine off Miami coast
-
The man who destroyed the West Coast rock lobster
-
How oil damages fish hearts: Five years of research since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
-
Fogo Island fish harvesters trained to deploy oil boom
-
Study: Fraud growing in scientific research papers
-
DUMPING DAY DELAYED: Forecasted winds cancel Nov. 27 start of lobster season
-
At the request of the NEFMC With industry support NOAA announces closing of Elephant Trunk Area to scalloping
-
Five men and the sea: Huge marlin sinks Philippine fishing boat
-
Pacific tuna stocks on the brink of disaster, warns outgoing fisheries head Glenn Hurry
-
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 43′ Fiberglass Lobster/Crab/Gillnet – 300HP, John Deere 6081
-
James “Whitey” Bulger, guilty of killing Gloucester fisherman John McIntyre, other counts
-
From GDT: Editorial: Feds who sparked fishing crisis should accelerate solutions + Poached Lobster!
-
Light up the nets! Easy Solution for Shrimpers and Smelt Alike
-
What we know about lampreys — the arctic bloodsuckers that swarm Alaska rivers by the millions
-
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 34′ COI Inspected Passenger/Charter/Dive/Research 315HP, 6 Cylinder Yanmar
-
Three generations of the Hamada family have fished British Columbia’s coast. Will the latest outlive the salmon they seek?
-
Poor common squid catches to continue in Japan
-
Coronavirus Breakthrough! Live lobster shipment from Nova Scotia to China resumes
-
State probe faults DEC search, seizure policies on fishing
-
Fishermen found clinging to cooler 23 miles off Florida coast
-
St. Anthony Seafoods becomes seven-month operation for first time in its history, Employees are worried
-
Calais man who sold pesticide that killed lobsters admits lying to agents
-
