Full Committee Legislative Hearing on: H.R. ____ (Hastings), A bill to improve and strengthen many provisions of the current Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act” Witness list here 13:38
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
Watch Congressman Hastings respectfully question Bob Rees, North Coast Chapter President, Association of Northwest Steelheaders about the ENGO talking points about the fabricated “Empty Oceans Act lie.
Watch Peter Shelley ignore the reality of the New England groundfish crisis, blaming it on over fishing, while ignoring climate change, then calling for climate change to be included in the science.
Watch and listen to Zeke Grader, keeping an eye on Shelley, as Grader calls for referendum vote on future catch shares. Recall Shelley, CLF, and their assist of NOAA in the A 16 appeal.
Listen to the Electronic Monitoring issue become a tool for enforcement. I thought it was about counting fish!
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