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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

Seal bait returns crab catch rates comparable to squid, MUN study reveals

SEA-NL calls on Premier to draw line in sand for province’s inshore fleet over Gulf redfish

Fishing Partnership Safety Training Plymouth MA, April 09, 2015

Demand is going to be strong! Remarkable snow crab season ahead for Gulf of St. Lawrence crabbers

Can this province have a successful small boat cod fishery?

Police Blotter: Colorado Man Steals Shrimpin’ Boat from Murrells Inlet Marina

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 48ft Crabber – Gillnetter, 230HP Detroit Diesel

South Carolina: 30th on the 30th – Blessing of the Fleet marks start of shrimp season

I get a lot of e-mails. Sometimes, I’m quite surprised!

September 11, 2001 – Land of the Free, Home of the Bravest.

Lawyer accused of misconduct resigns from BP case

Cool weather delays Louisiana inshore shrimp season

Former Deadliest Catch Star Beaten Almost to Death. Then His Big Brother Found The Attackers

Easter Sunday marks the fourth day of Canadian Fisherman Richard Gillett’s hunger strike.

US AquaBounty genetically-modified salmon eggs approved for commercial exports by Environment Canada – Lack of egg export limit puzzles scientists

Untold Stories of a Remote Village

Downeast fishermen use old trick to battle higher bait prices

Charter fisherman catches kilo of cocaine off Miami coast

Environmental And Climatic Alarmism Demand Accountability

FISH-NL wins first battle against salt-water mafia

Your View: SMAST owes answers to the industry – Attorney Harvey B. Mickelson, general counsel to the American Scallop Association

NOAA’s fishing policies under investigation

Bristol Bay fishermen renew call for input on Pebble Mine as commercial fishing season opens

Draft MSC Recertification Report Released… Public Comment Period is Open

Ed Killer: Can a protected fish be a nuisance?

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