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
-
Coast Guard responds to grounded vessel near Bodega Bay
-
South Georgia supports 8,000-mile homecoming for historic Hull trawler Viola
-
Tradex 3MMI – Preparing for Chinese New Year & Lent – What you Should Know about the Seafood Market
-
‘Founder of New Bedford scalloping’ dies at 91- Myron Marder – accountant turned fleet owner helped jump-start the industry in the 1960s.
-
Coronavirus: CARES Act Helps Preserve New Jersey’s Commercial Fishing Industry, Coastal Economy
-
Capelin stocks aren’t climbing, could the fishery really face a moratorium in Newfoundland and Labrador?
-
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Edward T. Gamage 68′ Steel Stern Trawler 540HP, CAT 3412 Diesel
-
Seals a major factor in fewer salmon
-
NOAA NMFS tightens halibut bycatch limits for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries
-
How I restored an old arctic trawler to explore the Scottish islands
-
‘Enough is enough’: Midcoast lobsterman decries regulations to protect whales
-
No auction at Peterhead Fish Market after boycott by processors
-
Retired Key West fisherman gets year for defrauding BP oil spill program
-
Digby fisherman wins jumbo lobster contest with 19.6 pounder
-
The River Runs Through It … Without Interruption – The Dam That is.
-
Abundance of Squid Leads to New Commercial Fishery in Maine – mpbn
-
Northern Shrimp: first casualty of New England warming water? – Tragically, the answer is maybe
-
The Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Vancouver, Washington. March 7-13, 2017
-
Cold Water Cowboys – Season 4 returns for more danger and drama
-
Wired to go at V&R Traps in Yarmouth
-
Jerry Anderson might not be Native American like the first reefnetters, but that doesn’t mean the ancient fishing practice doesn’t run in his blood.
-
Dismal Columbia River salmon forecast may trigger emergency fishing restrictions
-
Fishing Vessel: Engine Room Only Shutoff Valve Let Fire Spread
-
Fisherynation Featured Writer Dick Drachek – CLF NMFS AND LAWSUITS
-
Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud
-
