June meeting NEFMC Council Report
River Herring/Shad Catch Cap’s considered, Wide Ranging Groundfish topics addressed, SSC reports on Monkfish ABC’s and CATT work, Habitat Alternatives selected for analysis, and other Council considerations.
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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Something smells
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Local view: Sweeping salmon harvest reforms tread water
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Commercial Dungeness crab season to open throughout most of the Southern Fishery; one area will remain closed
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The Lobster Institute at UMaine has a new executive director
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Cows Trample Dozens Of Lobsters To Death In Escalating Surf ’N’ Turf War
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Fundraiser established for a man that lost his shrimp boat on Thanksgiving Day
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Stop importing £200m worth of cod and haddock from Russia
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Russian snow crab weighs down our markets
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Jake Griffin of Wanchese, NC: I Feel Good About the Future
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The 27 most captivating photos of the US Coast Guard in 2017
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NCFA – Storm Damage Info Needed – Need Cold Storage Due To Power Outage? More Info For You!!!
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North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 28, 2019
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End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch
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Fishing aid gets Senate’s final OK – Editorial: Fishing aid still no long-term industry solution
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SOS for shrimpers, processors alike – Fishermen may strike over price
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We live, we’re often told, in a bold new era of transparency and openness. – Through a glass, darkly By Jason MacLean
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 54′ Steel lobster/ Scalloper/ Longliner
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“I’ll be goddamned,” – Stuart Vorpahl Reimbursed By State For Seized Fish, 17 Years Later
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History Revisionist – The Great Conspiracy, It’s not all black helicopters and smoke filled rooms.
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Japan: New law a key step to resuming commercial whaling
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New England Regional Fisheries Council can’t agree on plan to help cod
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‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Gives Update on Health
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Fears of corporate takeover as SA Government seeks to put quotas on fisheries
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N.L. succeeding in finding markets outside U.S. at seafood expo in Boston, minister says
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48′ Fiberglass Duffy Lobster boat, 475HP, 6 Cylinder Detroit 60 Series Diesel
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