This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Ocean Resource Privatization
Articles Posted by Date
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
-
Northern Peninsula shrimp fishers see no reason to fish in 2017
The Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union held a meeting for the 4R fleet in Hawke’s Bay on April 24. FFAW 4R chair, Rendell Genge, Read More » -
‘Big Green’ and environmental activists 2016’s biggest losers (Commentary)
The day after the presidential elections, Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, glumly called the Donald Trump victory “devastating for our climate and our Read More » -
‘We experienced a hard border’ – post Brexit fishing tensions surface
A fishing vessel from the deep south arrived to unload its catch in a port at the other end of the island this weekend. According to Read More » -
New Brunswick lobster fishermen anxious as start of season keeps getting delayed
Lobster fishermen in northern New Brunswick are increasingly worried about the fishing season, as they see delay after delay because of the conditions. The official start Read More » -
Annual herring run seems heavier than usual off Comox Valley shores
Since retiring from the air force in 1996, Hal Schulz has never seen a bigger herring run, which started Monday. The annual event occurs in late-February Read More » -
Pew Pablum and Dogma Turbo Charged – The Pew Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
‘Charting The Course, Securing the Future of America’s Oceans’ – “The Administration’s principles guiding domestic energy development include creating clean energy jobs and technologies, making America Read More » -
Could the Harp be the Next Tourist Attraction? Christopher Mitchelmore
On September 17th, 2012 I had visited VIKIN Maritime Museum situated on the waterfront of the old harbour in Reykjavik, Iceland. It had impressive displays of Read More » -
video: NEW: Hinckley Says Over-Regulation Hurting RI Fishing Jobs
“I think what was most striking to me was that while we had Senators and Congressman from both parties, from Massachusetts to Florida, our Senator, Sheldon Read More » -
Coast Guard assists four mariners aboard disabled fishing vessel 90 miles off Georgetown, South Carolina
The Coast Guard assisted four mariners aboard their disabled vessel approximately 90 miles Southeast of Georgetown, South Carolina, Friday morning. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a Read More » -
Central harvesters dig in on state of groundfish
Given the plentiful signs and successful catch rates, Herring Neck harvester Eldred Woodford says the reduction in last year’s cod quota was unnecessary. “The fish was Read More » -
New Jersey family fighting for return of fisherman jailed in British Virgin Islands
His family is now scrambling to free him, including asking the U.S. government and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for help,,, According to the British Virgin Read More » -
Newport News captain back from voyage delivering supplies to Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian
Buck Ford guided his scallop boat, the Ocean Fox, to the Bahamas to drop off supplies and help desperate people in need after Hurricane Dorian slammed Read More » -
H.R. 2168 – West Coast Crab Industry applauds move toward permanent tri-state pact
A bipartisan bill introduced April 30 would permanently extend a 17-year fishery management agreement for the West Coast’s valuable Dungeness crab fishery. Currently, Washington, Oregon and Read More » -
Biden admin faces blowback over wind farm construction threatening marine life: ‘Put whales over woke!’
Activist groups like the Protect Our Coast NJ, Save Right Whales, and others have voiced concerns that coastal wind turbines built amid a Biden administration push Read More » -
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations could impact Canadian fishers
While there were no active harvesters at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Clarenville Inn, the resource Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 44′ Young Bros. Gillnetter/Lobster Boat, 350HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo
Specifications, information and 18 photos >click here< To see all the boats in this series, >Click here<12:14 Read More » -
Salmon advocate and biologist Alexandra Morton Sues DFO for Allegedly Failing to Protect Wild Salmon
Salmon advocate and biologist Alexandra Morton is suing the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, alleging the DFO is putting wild salmon at risk by failing to Read More » -
Clearwater Seafoods Inc to add $45-million vessel to clam fleet
Clearwater Seafoods Inc. closed $350 million in new debt facilities Wednesday that will be used to add a $45-million vessel to its clam harvesting fleet. When it’s Read More » -
The last colony
News Analysis-The United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) has issued its annual report on who got the fish of the 49th state, and the winner is? Outside Read More » -
How offshore wind developers are working around the Jones Act
The U.S. is going to need between four and six gigantic wind turbine installation vessels to support President Joe Biden’s 30 gigawatt-by-2030 offshore wind goal, according Read More » -
Mississippi extends recreational Red Snapper season through October
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Executive Director Jamie Miller announced Thursday morning that anglers will be allowed to harvest Red Snapper in state waters from July Read More » -
A Vision for My Polis
My “Vision for My Polis” is still fresh. Indeed, subsequent studies have revealed that my “Vision for My Polis,” with minor adaptations, would serve many other Read More » -
N.S. fishermen ordered to repay thousands in EI claims
A Cape Breton MP said dozens of people in the northern part of the island have been cut off from employment insurance, again. Eyking said this Read More » -
CF/V Ryan’s Commander case dismissed in federal court -Family sued makers of boat involved in tragic sinking off Cape Bonavista
Vessel design and poor handling caused the capsizing of the Ryan’s Commander that claimed the lives of two Newfoundland fishermen, a federal report concludes. The Transportation Safety Board Read More » -
US Advances Plans for Offshore Wind in Maine
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced next steps to bring offshore wind energy to the Gulf of Maine. “President Biden has set ambitious goals to Read More »
-
Archives
- February 2023 (26)
- January 2023 (188)
- December 2022 (178)
- November 2022 (187)
- October 2022 (190)
- September 2022 (177)
- August 2022 (203)
- July 2022 (186)
- June 2022 (184)
- May 2022 (186)
- April 2022 (190)
- March 2022 (219)
- February 2022 (167)
- January 2022 (192)
- December 2021 (191)
- November 2021 (182)
- October 2021 (196)
- September 2021 (197)
- August 2021 (205)
- July 2021 (221)
- June 2021 (211)
- May 2021 (221)
- April 2021 (204)
- March 2021 (202)
- February 2021 (188)
- January 2021 (195)
- December 2020 (193)
- November 2020 (181)
- October 2020 (204)
- September 2020 (195)
- August 2020 (189)
- July 2020 (205)
- June 2020 (194)
- May 2020 (225)
- April 2020 (218)
- March 2020 (216)
- February 2020 (209)
- January 2020 (233)
- December 2019 (227)
- November 2019 (240)
- October 2019 (241)
- September 2019 (241)
- August 2019 (270)
- July 2019 (288)
- June 2019 (270)
- May 2019 (263)
- April 2019 (223)
- March 2019 (210)
- February 2019 (155)
- January 2019 (117)
- December 2018 (216)
- November 2018 (169)
- October 2018 (218)
- September 2018 (247)
- August 2018 (258)
- July 2018 (259)
- June 2018 (250)
- May 2018 (251)
- April 2018 (247)
- March 2018 (266)
- February 2018 (256)
- January 2018 (278)
- December 2017 (309)
- November 2017 (281)
- October 2017 (288)
- September 2017 (275)
- August 2017 (284)
- July 2017 (287)
- June 2017 (273)
- May 2017 (276)
- April 2017 (275)
- March 2017 (300)
- February 2017 (253)
- January 2017 (288)
- December 2016 (263)
- November 2016 (268)
- October 2016 (287)
- September 2016 (285)
- August 2016 (293)
- July 2016 (286)
- June 2016 (273)
- May 2016 (246)
- April 2016 (267)
- March 2016 (260)
- February 2016 (265)
- January 2016 (269)
- December 2015 (266)
- November 2015 (281)
- October 2015 (289)
- September 2015 (286)
- August 2015 (298)
- July 2015 (294)
- June 2015 (329)
- May 2015 (316)
- April 2015 (317)
- March 2015 (324)
- February 2015 (301)
- January 2015 (332)
- December 2014 (322)
- November 2014 (330)
- October 2014 (382)
- September 2014 (340)
- August 2014 (347)
- July 2014 (376)
- June 2014 (401)
- May 2014 (344)
- April 2014 (341)
- March 2014 (375)
- February 2014 (374)
- January 2014 (360)
- December 2013 (294)
- November 2013 (372)
- October 2013 (391)
- September 2013 (461)
- August 2013 (566)
- July 2013 (526)
- June 2013 (447)
- May 2013 (475)
- April 2013 (508)
- March 2013 (459)
- February 2013 (352)
- January 2013 (265)
- December 2012 (206)
- November 2012 (168)
- October 2012 (187)
- September 2012 (126)
- August 2012 (4)
Tags
Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game Athearn Marine Agency Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Boat of the Week BOEM Brexit British Columbia California canada Catch Shares Coast Guard commercial fisherman commercial fishermen commercial fishing Coronavirus Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO Dungeness crab FISH-NL Gulf of Maine Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster maine Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine Lobstermen’s Association massachusetts National Marine Fisheries Service new-england-fishery-management-council Newfoundland and Labrador NMFS NOAA North Atlantic right whale North Carolina Fisheries Association North Pacific Fishery Management Council Nova Scotia Obituary offshore wind offshore wind farm offshore wind farms Oregon Ryan Cleary U.S. Coast Guard United Kingdom weekly update
Comments
- Brick Wenzel on Southern Shore Lawmakers Say Unprecedented Whale Deaths Warrant Suspension of Offshore Wind Projects
- Rocky Novello on New monitoring rules for Northeast fishermen
- muddog on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- Nils E Stolpe on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- Joel Hovanesian on Captain Peter Parisi, the last of three generations of Gloucester fishermen, has passed away
- muddog on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- Joel Hovanesian on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- muddog on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- Willy on California Jobs Boom Anticipated Following Offshore Wind Auction
- james R Lovgren on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- Gary Hatch on Jerry Leeman: So, let’s plug in what we know.
- Joel H on Green Groups Ignore Genuine Risks To Whales From Offshore Wind Farms
- Joel Hovanesian on Wind energy developer files to scrap power agreements. Scrap all of it completely.
- - Moderator on ‘Without us, you don’t have Louisiana:’ Struggling shrimpers warn lawmakers industry is on brink of collapse
- Joel Hovanesian on ‘Without us, you don’t have Louisiana:’ Struggling shrimpers warn lawmakers industry is on brink of collapse
- Joel Hovanesian on Commentary: Fishing rules are strangling honest, hard-working, blue-collar fishermen
- Ryan on Fishers struggling to get lobsters to take the bait
- Sam Parisi on So, let’s talk about why the assessment surveys by NOAA research vessel data is corrupt.
- Joel on So, let’s talk about why the assessment surveys by NOAA research vessel data is corrupt.
- - Moderator on Jerry Leeman – Why it is wrong to assume anything
- Rocky Novello on Jerry Leeman – Why it is wrong to assume anything
- Joel Hovanesian on Jerry Leeman – Why it is wrong to assume anything
- Sam Parisi on Jerry Leeman – Why it is wrong to assume anything
- Rocky Novello on Disaster requests for Bering Sea crabbers highlight difficulty of getting financial relief to fishermen
- Brick Wenzel on US offshore wind energy industry faces blowback from locals
- James catfish on Disaster requests for Bering Sea crabbers highlight difficulty of getting financial relief to fishermen
- Brick Wenzel on Lobster industry leaders vow to continue fight to protect Maine’s iconic fishery
- Sam Parisi on Judge rules two-year extension before lobster industry regulation changes
- muddog on Susan West, 73, remembered as longtime voice of NC fishers has passed away
- muddog on Draft North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy Announced
-
Facebook
Leave a Reply