FFAW-Unifor Blames Federal Government for Shortened NL Cod Fishery Season

August 26, 2024 Canada

The Union that represents commercial fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling out the federal government for continued mismanagement of fisheries. This time, the criticism is again directed at the northern cod fishery in 3KL, which has been cut short after just a month of being open. With a closure taking place today, many harvesters found themselves with just a few days of fishing this season. “Federal MPs and Ministers like Diane Lebouthillier, Gudie Hutchings, and Seamus O’Regan are all responsible for the mass, premature layoff during what should be a booming season for our province,” says FFAW-Unifor President Greg Pretty. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:12

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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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