Benefit for Local Fisherman Dave Peppard goodmorninggloucester

November 1, 2012 New England

benefit, Dave Peppard.

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
December 2024

M T W T F S S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

« Nov

December 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

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

Recent Posts
- Fisheries minister pushes for joint Canada-U.S. management of depleted Atlantic mackerel stock
  
  “We don’t support the fact that we had closures because the stock was in critical condition and the United States were fishing essentially that same stock,” Read More »
- New halibut catch share plan included in federal bill
  
  Charter operators in the Gulf of Alaska will soon be able to buy halibut quota from willing commercial fishermen. That’s after funding was included for a Read More »
- Scientists describe new giant clam species from depths off Canada’s Atlantic coast
  
  Canadian scientists have described a new species of giant file clam, originally collected from deep waters off Newfoundland 30 years ago. The giant file clam, about 9 Read More »
- $75.6M wastewater treatment project moves forward in Portsmouth to meet the new nitrogen standard.
  
  Councilors were unanimously in support of the move, which involves the city using a technology known as “biological aerated filter” to reach a total nitrogen limit Read More »
- Free survival training for commercial fishermen Friday, March 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sandwich Marina
  
  Registration forms are available at the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association office, 8 Otis Place, Scituate, or by calling Lori Caron at 781-635-0011 or emailing [email protected]. The Fishing Read More »
- Sea trials for new Coast Guard vessel set for the summer
  
  The first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard was launched at Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver in December and a short time later transferred Read More »
- Rhode Island Approves Vineyard Wind Project, but, the fishing industry sure don’t like it.
  
  The offer to compensate Rhode Island fishermen harmed by the latest offshore wind project was disliked by just about everyone in the packed auditorium, but the Read More »
- Michael Shellenberger: “I’m going to argue that everything we were told about renewable energy is wrong,”
  
  Author and environmental advocate Michael Shellenberger will be the guest speaker Thursday evening at the Ocean City Music Pier. Best-selling author and nationally known environmental advocate Read More »
- Environmental officers outnumbered by complaints of poaching.
  
  Using two undercover officers posing as fishermen, environmental police focused their efforts on the canal, and on Sunday they seized 50 illegally caught striped bass and Read More »
- Longtime Kenai River habitat advocate applies for Board of Fisheries seat
  
  A Kenai Peninsula resident known for his habitat advocacy has applied to be on Alaska’s Board of Fisheries. Robert Ruffner is a 19-year resident of Soldotna Read More »
- Some question if early crab season is to blame for FV Tyhawk tragedy
  
  Concerns are being raised about what an early snow crab fishing season could mean for smaller vessels after a boat capsized on Saturday off the coast Read More »
- Time tension line-cutter could offer lobstermen a whale entanglement solution
  
  A Maine lobsterman and machinist believes he could have the solution to North Atlantic right whale entanglement issues in the state’s lobster fishery. Ben Brickett of Read More »
- Tasmanian fishing company fined record amount for diesel spill at Hobart wharf
  
  A fishing company has been given a record fine for a discharge of oil into Tasmanian waters. Australian Longline was fined $40,000 and the captain of Read More »
- Historic Alaska heatwave is killing off thousands of salmon
  
  Unusually warm temperatures across Alaska this summer has led to die-offs of unspawned chum, sockeye and pink salmon, with the warm waters acting as a “thermal Read More »
- Here’s what fish look like under the Squamish River and its tributaries
  
  For several years, Fernando Lessa has been dipping his camera into the Squamish River and its tributaries to capture fish. The professional photographer creates stunning underwater images Read More »
- Critics rip feds’ “half-baked” plan to save California salmon
  
  Fishing groups and water suppliers fought the Biden administration’s proposed drought rules for California’s water system, telling a federal judge Friday the emergency plans won’t stop Read More »
- Wave Energy: Big waves off Oregon coast fuel cutting-edge effort to harness the ocean for electricity
  
  The effort is different from the contentious offshore wind leases planned along the southern Oregon coast. The wave test site is experimental, has a smaller footprint and Read More »
- The Codfather’s 2nd act: ‘I’m the bank now’
  
  It was February 2021, and Rafael, the infamous New Bedford fishing mogul known as “the Codfather,” was serving out the final stretch of an almost four-year Read More »
- Opening a can of worms: Offshore fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico: Who benefits?
  
  Velella Epsilon – the first fish farm in federal waters off the contiguous United States – would operate in the Gulf of Mexico, about 40 miles Read More »
- Trinidad crab tests to determine commercial opener
  
  The long-awaited opener of the commercial crab season on the North Coast now hinges on six crabs collected just south of Trinidad Head. If the crabs Read More »
- Scientists Challenge Seafood Ecolabeling & Sustainability Standards
  
  “Only ten percent of global fisheries have gone through private ecolabelling programs,” said Thor Lassen, president of Ocean Trust and a co-convener and principle organizer for Read More »
- Fishing Vessel Engineering: An Easy Fix For Generator Caused Electrolysis – Ten photos
  
  When you run one of your generators do your L.E.D. indicator lights twinkle? Do your digital read outs jump around or other types of lights flicker? Read More »
- UPDATED: Court Rules Seismic Blasting off Ocean County Can Move Forward
  
  The state’s commercial fishing industry, boating industry and environmentalists all strongly came out against the seismic blast testing, which will involve air gun blasts 11,500 feet Read More »
- Washburn & Doughty boat with East Boothbay chief mate rescue 2 drifting fishermen
  
  At the 11:30 watch change, Goodwin had just come to the pilothouse to relieve the captain, when the captain noticed something in the distance. “Is that Read More »
- Family: Life raft from missing Brunswick fishermen may have been spotted
  
  Over a month after the F/V Carol Ann disappeared off the coast of Brunswick, the discovery of debris from the boat and a possible sighting of Read More »