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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

Call for the return of historic 232 year-old boat Peggy to Castletown

Irish Fishing Family to Welcome New Trawler

SW Florida blue crab trap closure starts July 10

Florida: Just when you thought it was safe,,, Massive, 18-inch crustacean was pulled from the water

Contrary To Civil Beat Claims, Wespac Is Effective And Transparent

Cold weather, low prices hurt lucrative elver market

This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. 25 years ago oil invaded Alaskas coastline… Today Kodiak remembers.

Does the future of the fisheries rest on dry land?

U.S. Coast Guard rescues seven in two missions off the Georgia coast – Video

Newfoundland CF/V Bradley Venture crew ‘lucky’ to be alive after boat sinks off Cape Breton

Video: Resolve Marine Raises the Wreck of the Susan Rose

Red king crab harvest looking ‘very good’ so far for Bristol Bay fleet

Land Based In Name Only? Belfast lobstermen fear Nordic Aquafarms’ discharge pipes will harm fishery

Too many pink salmon in Kachemak Bay?

Maine shrimp – get ’em while they’re hot!

Long Island Sound boundary at Oyster Bay Harbor decided by courts

Fishing Industry sees workers compensation rates hit 20-year low thanks to safety campaigns

Snow crab up, king crab quota down in Bering Sea

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update JULY 13, 2014

Commercial fishing vessel runs aground in Auckland’s Ōrākei Marina after refueling

NOAA rejects Trump-era expansion of rock shrimp fishing on Oculina Bank

Alabama eyes source-disclosure requirements for seafood, whether it was wild-caught or farmed

Mandatory Humane Harvesting Training for the Seal Fishery

Man accuses Westbank Fishing, LLC of negligence leading to serious injuries

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