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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6/27/2013 – I found your comment form far too restrictive for what I wish to say and therefore have written this memo.,,, and so begins an excellent comment from Dr. D E Cummings to the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, which he allowed me to share. I only wish there were more people that cared about the big picture, and recognize it for what it really is. Damon Cummings does, and he spoke up for fishermen. Thank you. Link to the comment. NROP comment form
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