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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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This is an issue with the NYS DEC L.E. that I have written on a number of times, in fact just recently.
Statutory law gave them the power to conduct warrantless searches, but one questions the constitutionality and intrusiveness on searching for fish…..not weapons….not drugs….not to prevent some crime……just fish. Where is the Supreme Court case providing the “fish” exception to law enforcement to violate a citizens 4th Amendment right to illegal search and seizure?
It is also well known about the threats and intimidation by NYS DEC enforcement against fishermen who were just charged with a violation of the ECL…essentially a summonsable offense. To wit:
“Leahy Scott’s report found the practice “may create an appearance of impropriety and coercion,” and recommended it be stopped. “An accused defendant should have the opportunity to discuss and negotiate his or her case with an independent prosecutor, not the accusing officer,” the report said.”
“An appearance of impropriety and coercion”….and recommending it stop?
A NY court should immediately “order it” to stop, similar to what has happened in NYC with the court directly ordering changes to the NYPD use of Stop, Question and Frisk….which unlike searching for fish, SQF is a valuable tool in policing and protecting our communities, and has court precedent allowing its use (Terry v. Ohio).
What will come of this? Makes you wonder here in the once Empire State especially with the marine law enforcement practices of the NYS DEC.