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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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Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Powerless spectators to the hungry tuna ranchers: the demise of artisanal fishermen

Recreational fisherman gets prison time for lying about red snapper haul

Commissioners take small step toward buying Stock Island fish house

Future Canadian Coast Guard rescue boat hits the water

N.S. premier clarifies his government stands by Georges Bank moratorium

Why Deadliest Catch’s Johnathan Hillstrand didn’t actually retire

Opinion: Revitalizing waterfront is still up to sectors and Carlos Rafael

Squid fishery shutdown won’t affect local calamari

Learn the History of Viking Village at Stafford Library

Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Assn. founder Pete Dupuy dies at 79; vocal opponent of commercial fishing regulations

Fishermen sentenced to prison following convictions in stone crab trap case

Chasing Utopian Energy: How I Wasted 20 Years of My Life

Fukushima radiation not cause for alarm in US

At Board of Fish, a preview of pot vs. longline conflict

Louisiana denounces federal rule for shrimp boats at Fifth Circuit

Fisherman William “Billy Mac” McIntire, lost at sea, remembered as local legend, had friend’s around the world

Louisiana Seafood News: The Aristocratic Louisiana Oyster

Alaska salmon management: A unique process for a unique state

Fukushima: Arranging the Deck Chairs While Death Comes from Japan

Researchers to monitor socioeconomic resilience of Maine’s lobster fishery

University warns woke students, Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea contains graphic fishing scenes!

Video: Coast Guard set out to rescues 3 people, dog from a capsized fishing vessel offshore Apalachicola, Florida

Westward is Portland-bound – In Boothbay Harbor, it’s two strikes and you’re out

Russian rescued after 67 days adrift in waters fringing Pacific

Saugatuck charter boat captain seeks jury trial on 8 charges

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