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Long Island, NY: County Attorney To Explore Legal Action On Behalf of Commercial Fishing Industry

July 30, 2014 Mid Atlantic

The Suffolk County Legislature at its July 29 General Meeting unanimously passed a resolution, sponsored by Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk), asking the County Attorney to explore legal action against the Federal Government on behalf of Suffolk’s commercial fishermen to correct inequitable fishing quotas. Read more here 19:06

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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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Long Island, NY: County Attorney To Explore Legal Action On Behalf of Commercial Fishing Industry

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

Stonington fish wholesaler calls on Sen. Blumenthal for help

Wake up: Non-indigenous species are a danger to Alaska’s waters

Susan Collins and other lawmakers seek to expand health support for commercial fishermen

Lobsters pack up and move north

The Environmental Movement Becomes a Bird-Killing Machine

Ottawa earmarks $100 million for lost fishing gear, repair to harbours – $300-million fund for Atlantic Canada not enough, fishermen say

Carp Conundrum: Too Many Fish, Not Enough Fishermen

Lobster back on the menu for recovering China

Workers reeling from fish plant closures

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UPDATED: Firefighters battle huge ship fire at Port of Tacoma’s Pier 12

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F/V Saputi en route to Greenland after hitting ice, taking on water

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Maine fisheries scientist Maggie Hunter is honored for her work

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Massachusetts Large Whale Seasonal Trap Gear Closure In Effect from February 1 – April 30

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