The Harvey Haddock Report – Fullabullard to Fishermen, DROP DEAD!
At a meeting here in NYC on august 12, 2015 the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted in favor of economically devastating quota cuts in the summer flounder fishery of 29% for each of the next three years. 70 commercial and recreational fishermen were at the meeting to plea for a delay so the North East Fishery Science center could review the stock assessment data using different data inputs. But the council cowardly co towed to Fullabullard’s bullying and rubber stamped the reductions.
Fullabullard is the Regional Administrator for the GARFE [Greater Atlantic Regional Fishery exterminators]. Fullabullard was apparently upset when a fisherman accused him and the council of stealing his livelyhood, he then admonished the council to vote for the reduction, or he would send them to bed without dinner.
They complied.
At risk is the east coast’s most popular recreational fishery and one of the commercial industry’s most valuable. NMFS claims the stock is in a decline and severe reductions must be made now or a total collapse will happen.
Fishermen argued that the North East Fishery Science Center has an abysmal track record of successful stock assessments. Of 55 species that have undergone rebuilding programs in the last 15 years, it was later found that 20 of those species were never overfished, and never needed for any reduction to their landings. Fishermen claimed this cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars in lost fishing opportunities. More disturbing though was the revelation that of those 20 species 10 of them came from the NEFSC, plus they had a hand in 4 other highly migratory species on the list, and two other recent species that were added later, Butterfish and Menhaden.
That makes the NEFSC responsible for 16 unneeded fishery management plans out of 22 species. No other science center in the country had more than two species on the list. Fisherman Robert Rotor stated the scientists in the NEFSC couldn’t count two turds in a toilet, but they are happy to flush his job down the drain. Representatives of the Party Charter boat industry which has already lost more than half of their fleet on the East coast says this is the last straw the council won’t be seeing them anymore, they were already seeking out warm heating grates on the sidewalk, and scrounging around looking for cardboard box shelters.
Who ever wrote this, this is great and somebody should put it on wall at the next council meeting.
Sad but true. Perhaps when Mr. Fullabullard is done destroying everything in his path he will move on to owning an observer company like one of our past regional administrators. Or better yet a company in charge of looking at camera data from fishing vessels. Cameras that no one wants. These are the definitions of crony capitalism. Create rules and regulations then have those in power profit from their implementation. Time for a revolution. When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ptiu_beatles-revolution_music
They say you can’t teach an old dog new trick’s, but, Andy Rosenburg has laid the groundwork for others to weasel in on a good thing. Predatory programs for the “connected”. It wouldn’t surprise me.