This GOP governor wants to halt offshore oil and gas exploration

August 1, 2014 Mid Atlantic, National, South Atlantic

“This ruling is very disappointing to the administration, and could have a negative impact on the ocean and its wildlife,” The stance is a rare one for a GOP governor to take — especially one who might have presidential ambitions — given that seismic airgun testing is a prelude to eventual drilling. The Obama administration is expected allow production in the Atlantic for the first time in decades in its next five-year drilling plan, which it is drafting. Read more here 12:43

block a federally funded oil and gas exploration project, bureau-of-ocean-energy-management, Christie's opposition to seismic airguns, Interior Department appears poised to push, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Jay Inslee of Washington pose., Jerry Brown of California, John Kitzhaber of Oregon, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, NOAA "acted improperly", oil and gas industry praised the move

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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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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

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Jockeying to control Rafael’s fishing rights ramps up

In Lobster Town U.S.A., When the industry suffers, the pain ripples.

Dick Pinney’s Guidelines: New Hampshire’s Great Bay’s natural resources declining

Libby’s No. 23 – Double-ender offers peek into the Bristol Bay sailboat era

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This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch …. Seven elements to be considered for any catch share plan. That’s up after this –

NOAA Quietly Deletes Apology For Sharing Anti-Trump Facebook Post

Massachusetts: At Large Seat on NEFMC- Needs to be filled – Applications due Dcember 1

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Should catch share management be indicted in the Carlos Seafood case? – David Goethel

Fishermen’s Protest in Chile – Fighting against the privatization of the seas

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