The international legal battle initiated by the Philippines against China’s appropriation for itself of nearly 80 per cent of the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone is a battle for all peoples of the world. No State can bar other States from fishing in the high seas because the fishery resources in the high seas form part of the global commons, just like the sun, the moon and outer space,, Read the rest here 12:49
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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