Merry Christmas to Our Fishermen, and those that support the Commercial Fishing Industry
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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And Many Thanks to you and Carol for the endless hours you devote to this site and for the support it gives to the fishing community.
Amen! & Noel to all!
JMK-NBSC
Thanks to you and this very informative webpage. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!
Wishing you and Carol the best of the best :) Thanks for being such a great friend, and advocate for the fishermen/women in their plight to maintain a way of life. Hugs to you both!
Hi Bore:
Best wishes to you too. Have a Great New Year!
Pat