North Pacific Fishery Management Council newsletter
Click here to read the actions and announcements following the last council meeting. 17:07
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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Recent Posts
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Broadcasting Live: F/V Scandies Rose Marine Board of Investigation Hearing
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Coronavirus: A fisherman’s daughter’s perspective
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Charleston’s maritime history – The mosquito fleet
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Oregon looks at ocean acidification, hypoxia threats to marine life
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Slow New England fishing raises questions on cuts
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Well known Maine lobsterman Jason Joyce was featured on the Rob Schmitt Show.
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Busy readying boats at Digby wharf
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Maine Fishermen want to land lobsters they pull in with their catch, Maine lobstermen say nope. Video
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Louisiana LNG Could Be ‘Nail in the Coffin’ for Local Fishermen
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Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association files motion to join lawsuit
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Right whales: Public comments range from ‘save the whales’ to ‘save the fishermen’
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Coast Guard lifts fisherman from F/V Blue Gadus near Cold Bay, Alaska –
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Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) warns skippers of dangers fishing near Total’s gas pipelines in Yell Sound
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Tiny ear bones of fish tell a big story about the environment.
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The Global Ocean Grab – Fishing Rights: We can still help save our BC fishing communities!
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Editorial: Rhetoric behind fishing aid delay doesn’t hold water
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Stonington voters will decide whether to create housing fund
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Well-known Newfoundland fisherman, Lorne Fudge, dies
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Banner Scallop Year in Aquinnah Comes to Close
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Lobster wars: discount stores slug it out on the UK high street with £5 shellfish
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‘I’m a fisherman and lifelong Tory who voted Brexit. I won’t vote for them again’
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Rhode Island Seeks to Join Mid-Atlantic Council, but Politics are in Play
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It’s a libertarian’s wet dream: With President Obama and Congress on vacation, we’re safe from government. Now, go read the Federal Register.
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25 Years ago. Seaport says goodbye to men lost at sea
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Sector Groups turning to technology to meet monitoring mandate
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