NCFA Weekly Update for Jan. 30, 2015
On behalf of NCFA’s Board of Directors, Members and Staff, we offer our most sincere condolences and prayers to the family of Janice Smith. Read the NCFA Update here 17:02
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
-
Recent Posts
-
Department of Fish and Wildlife reviews Puget Sound commercial and recreational smelt regulations
-
NOAA data shows spiraling fishery – Fish landings, revenues off in 2012
-
Red snapper dispute continued at Wednesday meeting
-
Pricey reds rank Cook Inlet salmon value third-best in 10 years
-
North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for January 25, 2019
-
Crewman Medevaced from Commercial Fishing Vessel in the Gulf
-
New buoy marking changes in the works for Bay State Lobstermen
-
William D. Stinson, Sr., of Owls Head, Maine has passed away
-
Brownsville captain lands foot-long giant in Gulf
-
Newfoundland capelin out of ‘critical zone,’ but not because there are more fish
-
‘Still 1,700 EU vessels plundering British seas’ UK fishermen reveal TRUTH of ‘sell-out’ deal capitulating to France
-
Willapa Bay plan cuts Chinook production by one-third
-
New agreement between Potlotek and DFO off to rocky start
-
The life of Newlyn trawlerman Mike Mahon – part II.
-
Snow crab prices skyrocket
-
Could N.J. defy summer flounder cuts?
-
A fishing conglomerate created a fake company to facilitate a merger. It could now be on the hook for billions of dollars.
-
Fairhaven and New Bedford fire crews respond to commercial fishing boat fire in Fairhaven
-
The Snowflake Generation – Cromer crab fisherman shortage as young people ‘won’t stick at it’
-
Giant squid potentially worth a fortune tossed overboard
-
FF&WC assessing spiny lobster’s role in protecting state’s coral reef
-
Conservation group sues to stop commercial salmon farms
-
New Federal Research Plan Highlights NOAA’s Critical Role in the Future of Aquaculture
-
Louisiana Fishermen want to see growth of oyster resource – Video
-
Slanted Journalism – Facebook posts used against candidates pursuing seats on Humboldt Bay Harbor Commission
-
Leave a Reply