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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

Crew member fights for life as 3 still missing in Irish Coast Guard helicoper

NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH, 2014 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION

Cemre delivers Norwegian LNG-powered fishing vessel

N.C Division of Marine Fisheries plans survey of commercial fishermen

Coast Guard rescues 2 survivors clinging to debris in Pamlico Sound, NC

VMS a ‘perfect storm’ of red tape for small-scale fishermen in England

F/V Scandies Rose: Expert witnesses point to flawed stability calculations

Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Blessing of the Fleet Set for August 18th – 22nd

Bay of Fundy lobster season gets off to good start

Wisconsin DNR issues commercial fishing citations in Two Rivers

F/V Arctic Hunter Removal Plan Nearly Done

The sad demise of the Hastings fishing fleet

“Largest bighead carp we’ve caught:” Commercial fisherman snags massive fish in Illinois

Louisiana Shrimp Season to Close December 18 in Portions of State Waters

The Sea Shepherd Pirate Supporters File RICO Complaint – Ady Gil Sinking Staged, Ruse to Gain Donations – Raised Millions

9th Working Waterfront Festival winds down with blessing of fleet

Exploiting Irish Fishermen – Documentary ‘lifts the lid on decades of unfairness’

Peter Baker Pew Director of U.S. Oceans, Northeast – Fish recovery plans have shown their value

South Carolina: The 35th annual Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival returns

You gotta read this one! – Fishing family’s civil-rights suit against state officials reinstated – the “organized crime of fishing.”

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update September 29, 2013

Maine women welcome a sea of opportunities

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria receives the service’s first centennial celebration painted helicopter

Maine lobsterman giving away buckets of lobsters to some lucky veterans

Climate change: Scotland’s fishing fleet doesn’t deserve to be turned into a water-borne bogeyman by enviros

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