Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 68′ Steel Trawler – Clammer/Scalloper
Specifications and information here 22:10
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
-
Recent Posts
-
WA crayfish are about to turn in unison and head for deeper waters on ‘whites run’
-
Rec guys throw a party for the warden’s! Sport boat captain and crew busted in MPA
-
Peña: Fishing remains a crucial engine for Ventura Harbor
-
Massachusetts fisheries officials: Loophole in striped bass fishery needs closing
-
Cape Breton Premium Seafoods plant destroyed by fire
-
New book explores mystery and legacy of the 2009 F/V Patriot sinking
-
25-year-moratorium could be lifted as redfish stocks continue to increase in Gulf of St. Lawrence
-
Panama City man catches 330-pound Warsaw grouper – “Definitely a fish of a lifetime”
-
French fishermen bag a Portuguese submarine!
-
The Chuckleheads are planning another Lawsuit. – Marin group plans suit to help protect sperm whales
-
Ship Strikes: Thousands of whales are being killed by passing ships. Can we save them?
-
Sportsmen, commercial fishermen disagree over Columbia River reforms
-
Des Allemands father, son saved from drowning in the Mississippi River
-
Instead of throwing their catch overboard, fishermen are feeding the hungry in N.J.
-
International shipping industry under increased scrutiny as whale death toll grows
-
Susquehanna River Debris Has Crabbers Concerned After Heavy Rains
-
Interesting Interview with Fisherman/UFC veteran Cody “AK Kid” McKenzie
-
Ireland: Warning fishing industry is on brink of collapse due to lack of Coronavirus support
-
Judge advances lawsuit over California drift gillnet ban
-
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for Aug. 17, 2015
-
A senator’s vision: Ted Stevens gave the U.S. first-rate fish management
-
Monterey Bay Aquarium In Hot Water Over Alleged Defamatory Statements About Maine Lobster Industry
-
Forum hosted by Vitter – Agriculture, forestry, seafood experts discuss key topics in Alexandria
-
Marine Biologist Doubts Parasite Was Only Cause of Bay Scallop Collapse
-
Governor Lolo Moliga calls for united front on 100% Buy America Act
-
Leave a Reply