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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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Its like, NAFTA revisited! Imported components (the real money), to be assembled by thousands of temporary construction workers (the Service Economy)! I watched the factories leave, along with the jobs, while the Democrats told us how great the Service Economy would be. That’s what this is. Even the grant funded-retrained former fishermen/windfarmer will disappear after the initial rush. Its tough to resist the intoxication of payola.
To think that New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal would be the choice facility is the joke of the century. The facility is hindered by shoal areas along the pier, a general lack of space on the shoreside facility.
These turbine components require a lot more space than the facility can ever provide. A field trip to a facility in Europe could have saved the taxpayer’s of Mass a pile of money if it was being seriously looked at instead of an inside scam for a chosen few.
To even think about bringing Offshore construction vessels into New Bedford Harbor and transiting through the main channel and the Hurricane Barrier is a pipe dream.
The Hurricane Barrier has many restrictions attached to it’s use, weather and wind restrictions, Fishing vessel traffic and storm closures that would prevent transits.
Both outbound and inbound commercial traffic would have to be held up to allow passage of these construction vessels. This would not just be the Barrier passage but due to their size and navigational issues would require a security zone during transit of the main channel and the inner harbor.
This will result in impeding and hazarding the Fishing Vessel traffic that is the life blood of New Bedford and has been so for centuries.
To the Port Developers ….. do your homework and get a grip with the true reality of this debacle that has been created and get your priorities in order. All it will take is one major disaster/grounding/collision to close the Harbor to ALL TRAFFIC, is that risk worth the temporary gain from such a foolhardy venture ??