The “Proposed Permit Buy Back” – Disaster Relief That Eliminates More Jobs.
OH HELL NO. 12:31
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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Bwaaahaaaaahaaaa
It’s another tax payer funded treasure bath!! Watch as the, “Stake holders,” drive their stakes right into the heart of the society that is funding them.
The metaphors are unreal. If it were not so true it would be hilarious. However I’m sure the subjects/peasants see nothing funny about what has happened at all, Brilliant BH, absolutely brilliant!
Makes me think of “Don’t throw the rocks til I say Jehovah!” B.H. you da man!
Sad, but all true!