Screen Shot 2013-11-07 at 11_35_21 AM
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
-
The Fisheries Bill has passed the House of Lords.
-
Fishermen question settlement that could net convicted ‘Codfather’ millions
-
Coast Guard assists fishing vessel taking on water near Oregon Inlet
-
“Prince of Whales” threatens suit to end Maine lobster licensing
-
Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting, Raleigh, NC – Tue, Feb 10, thru Thu, Feb 12, 2015, Listen Live!
-
Fishermen-heavy crowd shows frustration with catch rules, monitoring costs at RI forum
-
New Brunswick – Probe of fishing boats fire in Tabusintac continues
-
Seafood Processor Pleads Guilty to Massive Crab Meat Switcheroo
-
High Liner nears $100m in scallop sales with American Pride deal
-
Lifeboats and helicopter race to rescue mission off west Wales coast
-
The Ringer – A True Story of the National Marine Fisheries Service Observer Program
-
BREAKING- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at Texas ranch
-
Growing Interest in Fishing for Crab
-
Supreme Court says no to hearing UCIDA case
-
The Fisherman is the Ultimate American Hero – Fish and Men
-
North Coast crabbers line up against bill mandating ropeless gear, AB 534
-
Restore the oyster dredger Vanguard! Plea to help fund restoration of Essex boat used at Dunkirk
-
Most Feared Salmon Virus Has Arrived in BC Waters
-
The struggle to preserve Charleston’s ‘working waterfront’
-
BP Deepwater Horizon spill oil causes heart damage that can kill tuna, new study finds
-
Senate Commerce Committee approves S 2094, the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
-
Feds review annual bowhead whale quotas for Alaska Native hunters
-
Project hopes to define lobster brand for one of nation’s iconic foods
-
ADFG releases 2014 Cook Inlet commercial fishing outlook
-
Courtney tells congressional subcommittee that plan would bankrupt Connecticut lobstermen
-
Leave a Reply