Tag Archives: treaty process
Fishing issues snagging treaty process
Treaty negotiations for the K’ómoks First Nation continue to linger, but Canada hopes to soon resume the process, once it sorts out fishery-related issues. Read more here 21:59
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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Recent Posts
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Canadian chefs fight against Chefs for Seals boycott
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Something’s fishy: Canada’s fish products often labelled as the wrong species
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To the Editor: Gomez will fight for fishermen – Joseph M. Orlando, Esq. Gloucester
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Salmon fall run in Mokelumne River sets 80-year record
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The Escuminac Hurricane capsized 22 fishing boats off the coast of New Brunswick
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Oregons season delay doesn’t stop crab preparations
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in San Antonio, Tx. August 7 – 10, 2017
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Species At Risk? Eel decline in Quebec and Ontario could end industry in Maritimes
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Habitat debate intensifies ahead of NEFMC vote; Many ask, “Do closures even work?”
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Dulac shrimper Jonathan ‘The King’ Guidry retains his heavyweight boxing crown
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Brexit: Could a fight over British fish put a Brexit deal at risk? – Why the Brexit Talks Could Still Fail
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Traditional boat builders join forces for interactive series
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Derrick Dalley, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Addresses Misinformation Regarding Fisheries Issues
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Mexican fishermen burn boat, demand environmentalists out
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Public Meetings, Public Hearings, Amendment 28 – Red Snapper Allocation-March 10 through March 24, Various Locations
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Alaskan fisherwoman publishes third cookbook and travelogue
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Big mammals vs. big oil: New pipeline puts humpback whales at risk
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Turtle Island Restoration Network sponsors bill to phase out gill nets, moves forward in Legislature
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Fishing industry gets hooked up again after Santa Barbara harbor was closed by sand
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Cooke Aquaculture announces $203M Scottish purchase
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Whatever Happened to Todd Zinsers 2nd NOAA Probe? – Inspectors general say Obama aides obstruct investigations
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Charter fishing fleet casts wary eye toward possible fishing cutbacks to save orcas
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How does Nova Scotia compare with their haddock and cod fishery? – Struggles in the sea urchin fishery
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Where Have All the Cod Gone?
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Who wants the disappearance of fishermen? The answers are here.
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