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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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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Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

NOAA says Haddock flourish, while cod stocks dwindle

UPDATED – New Hampshire’s small commercial fishing fleet is reeling – at odds with NOAA over cod reductions

Gulf of Maine lobster forecast to give industry early warning

F/V A.M.G – Beached Shrimp boat at Ormond turns around as crew works to move it

Scarborough fisherman Colin Jenkinson celebrates 70 years at sea

Brexit Leak: UK Fishermen May Not Win Waters Back

Fishery management goes back many decades

DFO rejects rock crab plan to ease lobster bait shortage

Terrebonne sales tax exemption for commercial fishing requested

Denny Hamlin freaked out by 22-lb live lobster after winning New Hampshire NASCAR race

N.L. salmon farm quarantined – Industry expects confirmation of infectious salmon anemia

EPA causes a major environmental disaster, the question is: will it fine itself and fire those involved?

Women put off fishing and brewing by safety and macho behaviour

Kodiak fishermen share thoughts on privatized fisheries on Alaska Fish Radio

Maine lobstermen get stuck in severe thunderstorm (video and pics)

Shrimp prices set for Nfld. and Labrador, stockpiles and restaurant closures reducing shrimp demand in U.K.

North Carolina Fisheries and Wildlife officers cover wide jurisdiction – 4,000 miles of shoreline plus 2.5 million acres of marine and estuarine waters.

Joe Biden’s mission to Maine

Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs want to see the science that restricts their fisheries.

R.I., feds spending $5.2 million to rebuild 3 sagging piers at Port of Galilee

Boat-building business starts operations in Eastport

All-time high for Norwegian seafood

New Hampshire’s Yankee Co-op to use federal funds for equipment, repairs

The fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador is in turmoil and I wish to inform the public as to the reasons why.

“Woo hoo,” A Win for the Good Guys! Scallop harvesters victorious in lawsuit against FFAW

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