New England Fishery Management Council newsletter
Click here to read the actions and announcements following the last council meeting. 17:17:
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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TINA COMEAU: Am I ready? Another lobster season begins
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On Strike!! West Coast Dungeness crab fleet remains tied up, Vow to Continue Fight for $3 Per Pound Wholesale Prices
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Tasmania’s rock lobster fishermen fight a wave of red tape
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From the Deckboss – The Brig – Three convictions reported at Sitka
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California Salmon forecasts favorable, despite drought uncertainty
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East Hampton floats $15G loan to remove boat sinking in harbor
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Greenpeace Loses Millions, Blames Rogue Employee, Currency Hedge Gone Wrong
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Dirtbag accused of abducting woman now charged with stealing lobsters, along with some other dirtbag.
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The Alaska Board of Fisheries to take up Inlet setnetter petition – Molly Dischner
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‘Why did this happen?’: Tragic deaths of three crew on trawler highlight safety concerns in B.C. fishing industry
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Stedman sponsors resolution to control sea otter growth
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How neglect of the fishery killed the Salvage fish plant – Future of workers, Dangers of greed, DFO interference
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Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Price List for January 15, 2014 has arrived
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California fishermen, enviros fight over proposal to protect underwater seamounts.
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Bay of Fundy Fishermen in need to pay more attention to the Energy East Pipeline project
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Turf War: Canadians heat up lobster fishing in ‘gray zone’ off Cutler
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Camp Lejeune officials and fishermen exchange concerns about fishing risks
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Starkist accused of ‘under filling’ products
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California Dungeness crab fleet nets $68 million haul, but small boats continue to struggle
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China’s fishing numbers don’t add up, UBC researcher Pauly says
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Enviro groups threaten Canadian snow crab imports over whale deaths
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PEI Fishermen’s Association taking major steps at self promotion campaign called “Taste Wild PEI Lobster Campaign.”
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Bi Partisan push to stop East Coast Oil/Gas Exploration
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Innovation competition seeks solutions in Nova Scotia’s seafood industry
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Northern Peninsula Shrimp harvesters vow to keep fighting quota cuts
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Too bad they couldn’t make it a “DEAR JOHN LETTER…”