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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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The Doris Mae is going to a top notch new owner where she will again ply the offshore waters.
Here’s an idea Ec., double the Beam Catortizing her with wrap around Hulls or Decks on Stilts. Gut the inner Hull creating a large POOL fill it up with Hybrid Bass of all sizes. Tag some of them with a variety of Prizes. Everyone goes Home with a Fish even if a Mate has to dipnet it, excluding Tagged Fish. Hybrids can be Trucked in for each Fishathon. Live Entertainment, Food, Drink, Dancing up on the Top Deck. Plug in the Shore Power. Leave Her tied to the Dock little or no Fuel cost. No Rocking or Exhaust Fumes. Probably need a bigger Parking Lot too. Damn!!! Casinos are the RAGE now too. Shit you can even stick up a WIND MILL make Her self-sustaining and painter GREEN… Ain’t SARCASM GREAT???
Best of Luck to the New Owner for REEL.(with all sincerity)
Sorry old Philosophies die hard. If you can’t Screw’em-JOKE’M…
Again get out there and Catch’em up Capt.