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January 25, 2014 New England

5 FISHING VESSEL DECKHANDS needed for Predator Fisheries Inc., New Bedford, MA to work aboard Atlantic Ocean bound boat owned and operated by Predator Fisheries, Inc. 2mo. exp. req. for temporary work from 03/01/2014 to 12/31/2014. Fishing trip will last from 12-16 days depending on catch, fo…od and lodging provided. $17.74/hr. 40hr/wk, No O/T, 6AM-3PM. Job entails prep. of trawler for fishing activities: putting nets into water and retrieving them, sort, preserve and offload catch. Assist Captain and Riggers as needed. To apply send resume to Antonio M. Pacheco @ fax 1-888-458-3210 or [email protected] Job #3522940. Ad paid by an E.O.E. Found in our HELP WANTED category. The ad 11:30 When commenting, check the two boxes to receive notification of other comments and replies.

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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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