Crippling ‘reality’ arrives for New England fishermen

January 29, 2013 New England

The few fishermen who still ply New England’s waters for cod, haddock and other groundfish are bracing for a double dose of bad news this week…..as expected, slash already reduced catch limits by another 70 percent to 80 percent to protect fish populations that scientists now say are much smaller than previously thought….”If the collective goal is to rebuild stocks … then if we don’t start looking at the causes of the problem, we are not going to find a solution.”…..”I don’t know why we should believe the science when three years ago they said the stocks were rebuilding,” Read more

economic-disaster, gulf-of-maine-cod, new-england-fishery-management-council, NMFS, NOAA

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
April 2024

M T W T F S S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

« Mar

April 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

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

Recent Posts
- Meghan Lapp’s response to Oceana Gib Brogan’s NY Times Article “A Knockout Blow for Fish Stocks”
  
  Unfortunately for NY Times readers, this article is full of false and misleading information. It has caused quite a stir not based on fact, but based Read More »
- Statement by Ministers Garneau and LeBlanc on actions taken to address the deaths of whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
  
  “In our efforts to do everything possible to prevent further whale deaths, our government is today implementing a temporary mandatory slow down for vessels of 20 Read More »
- Editorial: Fishermen’s plight shows need for urgent fed response
  
  It’s now been 10 months since the Department of Commerce’s then-Acting Secretary, the very aptly-named Rebecca Blank,,,,It’s been months since officials up to and including Gov. Read More »
- Research into Enhanced Crab Processing Supported by Provincial Government
  
  A research project led by the Seafood Processors of Newfoundland and Labrador and supported by the Provincial Government will test new crab processing equipment that could Read More »
- Massive losses predicted from Bering Sea crab closures
  
  While other crab stocks have been declining in the North Pacific for years, the snow crab fishery’s collapse is doubly shocking for the industry. Not only Read More »
- Texas: Shrimping grinds to a halt as import oversupplies add to ongoing woes
  
  The Gulf shrimping industry, including the Brownsville-Port Isabel fleet, shrinking steadily over the last couple of decades, is now in a state of near total collapse Read More »
- Gloucester: New herring rules prompt angst at dock
  
  The protections for the Northeast herring fishery enacted this week by the New England Fishery Management Council are not welcome news for Cape Seafoods and could Read More »
- Fraserburgh RNLI Crews’ 12-Hour Rescue Mission to Stranded Fishing Vessel
  
  In a daring 12-hour operation, the dedicated crew of Fraserburgh RNLI, under the command of Duty Coxswain Victor Sutherland, successfully rescued a distressed fishing vessel stranded Read More »
- John C. Gowie, a distant water skipper and fishing journalist has passed away
  
  John C. Gowie, the former technical editor of Scottish Fishing Weekly, sadly passed away recently. A former fisherman from Aberdeen, his love of fishing and everything Read More »
- North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for June 12, 2015
  
  Click to read the Weekly Update for June 12, 2015 as a PDF To read all the updates, click here 20:59 Read More »
- Wood and colleagues visit East Coast offshore wind project
  
  “We as state legislators have a critical and essential role in fostering the offshore wind market in California by developing policies that support procurement and development, Read More »
- Say Thank You to Jim and Bobby Ruhle for their Hard Work with NEAMAP!
  
  As many of you in the Northeast fishing community know, NEAMAP is an extremely important survey for our fisheries but couldn’t be done without Jim and Read More »
- L’Ecume II: specialist teams leave Jersey as recovery operation comes to an end
  
  Harbourmaster Bill Sadler has been notified by the States police that there are no further tasks for the teams to complete at the wreck site, after Read More »
- Once stymied by China tariff, lobster dealer finds a workaround
  
  Tom Adams, CEO of Maine Coast lobster wholesale company in York, said he’s found ways to make up revenue that was lost when a 25% tariff Read More »
- Fishing quotas cut for yellow perch, pickerel
  
  Commercial fishermen on Lake Erie have had their quota for this year reduced. The Lake Erie Committee announced the total allowable catch for 2013 on Thursday. Read More »
- Fisheries union, harvesters eager to work with new federal minister
  
  Diane Lebouthillier, Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Gaspésie-Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, was one of several ministers to assume new roles in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet Read More »
- ‘Worst of all possible times’ to gut fish commission, chair says
  
  The three-member commission that oversees Alaska’s lucrative limited-entry commercial fisheries is urging lawmakers not to pursue proposals for elimination for at least another year. The state Commercial Fisheries Entry Read More »
- Fishermen in Orkney launch appeal for safety equipment
  
  Fishermen in Orkney have started a crowdfunding appeal to raise money towards state-of- the- art radio rescue equipment, which could mean the difference between life and Read More »
- Take a look inside this Cartwright net mender’s workshop as he passes on the traditional craft
  
  In a shed the size of a small apartment, Josh Burdett has a net strung up in the centre of the space. The former fisherman has the Read More »
- Drilling group unlikely to tap Gulf of Maine for oil and gas
  
  A coalition of U.S. governors pushing for more offshore oil and gas drilling turned heads in Maine last month when it announced that Gov. Paul LePage Read More »
- Evermore competition
  
  “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.” Microsoft founder Read More »
- Dory Days 62nd Annual Festival schedule
  
  This year marks the 62nd annual Dory Days Festival and it’s packed with three days of fun for everyone in Pacific City, the quaint destination beach Read More »
- ‘Codfather’s’ fraud leaves New Bedford fishing permits on ice, and lot of people out of work
  
  South Coast officials and seafood industry interests were stunned by Monday’s federal decision to shut down a sector with ties to disgraced fishing magnate Carlos Rafael, Read More »
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service unveil vast, $1.24 billion 50-year tidal marsh restoration plan for San Francisco Bay
  
  FREMONT, Calif. — A 50-year plan for the restoration of San Francisco Bay and other coastal wetlands was released Thursday by federal wildlife officials who say Read More »
- Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 48.3′ Duffy Lobster, 700HP Lugger 6140 Diesel
  
  Specifications and information here 15:52 Read More »