AR-160419533.jpg&MaxW=650&MaxH=500

April 15, 2016

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
January 2025

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 31

« Dec

January 2025
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	31

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
- The Pie Analogy – Fleet consolidation and loss of fishing jobs a hot topic at MSA hearing
  
  Senator Dan Sullivan brought his Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard to Soldotna on Wednesday for a hearing on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Read More »
- Minister Ignores Established Precautionary Approach for Shrimp – Slashes Quotas in Struggling Fishery
  
  Minister Joyce Murray’s decision today to slash quotas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence shrimp fishery is a significant blow for harvesters and plant workers who Read More »
- Pacific states say tuna talks making slow progress
  
  Pacific island states expressed frustration Wednesday at a lack of progress in talks aimed at protecting the region’s valuable tuna resources, accusing powerful faraway fishing nations Read More »
- Fishing ship Vostok, missing in Sea of Japan, capsized after icing – witnesses
  
  The fishing ship Vostok, which has gone missing in the Sea of Japan, capsized under the weight of built-up ice, eyewitnesses said on social networks. “My Read More »
- The Washington fishing-industry battle over a federal council seat escalates
  
  The Washington fishing-industry battle over a seat on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has escalated as four industry groups sent a Thursday letter to Secretary of Commerce Read More »
- ICE fines New Bedford fish plants for hiring illegal workers
  
  NEW BEDFORD — Three city seafood processors suspected of hiring illegal workers have been fined by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Northern Pelagic Group, or NORPEL, which processes Read More »
- 1 fatality, 2 survive sinking of a commercial fishing boat in Nushagak Bay
  
  Alaska State Troopers said one person is dead after a commercial fishing vessel sank toward the south side of Nushagak Bay on Thursday morning. Two additional Read More »
- Baltimore Bridge Hit By Ship – Major Collapse
  
  A major commuter bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being rammed by a container ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water and threatening chaos at one Read More »
- US haddock-to-cod swap begins as further price hikes loom
  
  With the global haddock industry facing the possibility the Barents Sea haddock quota going down 25% next year – a decrease that would bring the harvest level Read More »
- Barry “Baz” Kirk didn’t take to school life but when he went fishing, a new world opened before him.
  
  TAKING in the sight of an engine room awash does wonders for your awareness of safety at sea. Barry “Baz” Kirk was 17 when it happened Read More »
- Fish worker advocates push for ‘code of conduct’ for SouthCoast companies
  
  NEW BEDFORD — To improve safety in industries dominated by immigrant workers, a local group will try to recruit city companies to sign a workplace code Read More »
- Court date set for Cove Harbour legal battle
  
  A court date has been set for a legal battle between a community of traditional fishermen and a landowner who wants to evict them from an Read More »
- Training Great Lakes captains – Online education makes Marine Institute a hub for Canadian harvesters
  
  When you think about Ontario, commercial fisheries aren’t something that necessarily comes to mind. But there is a thriving industry on the Great Lakes. In fact, Read More »
- Perkins Cove Fisherman Richard “Rick” Smith Knight Jr. of York, Maine, has passed away
  
  Rick was born on March 28, 1945 in York, Maine, the son of the late Richard S. Knight, Sr. and Barbara Helen Weare. He died June Read More »
- Search Suspended For Two Beaufort County Fishermen Missing Off Maryland Coast
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for two missing fishermen from Beaufort County. The family tells WITN that 80-year-old Captain Walter Tate and his Read More »
- NOAA puts bigeye tuna on overfishing list
  
  NOAA has put Atlantic bigeye tuna on the overfishing list in its annual Status of the Stocks update. It means the harvest rate is higher right now than the rate that Read More »
- Certified salmon: Park Service director endorses Alaska fish without the MSC label. He does NOT go far enough.
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski put Jon Jarvis, director of the National Park Service on the hot seat, and he tried to wiggle his way off the hook by Read More »
- Blue Harvest to shut down, ending reign over New England groundfish
  
  Blue Harvest Fisheries is set to shut down all fishing operations on Friday, its fishermen were told this week. It marks the last in a cascade Read More »
- As the marine mammal takes a bite out of the fishing industry, A modest proposal for hunting sea otters
  
  Phil Doherty doesn’t think sea otters are cute. Sure, he can see why tourists might get a kick out of watching the fuzzy critters reclining in Read More »
- Helping fellow fisherman led to court appearance for Cardigan and Newport pair
  
  Doing a good deed for a fellow fisherman when his boat sank along with thousands of pounds of equipment led to two men appearing in court. Read More »
- California crabbing rules a concern says North Coast fisherman
  
  Local crab fisherman Mike Cunningham said he’s spoken with fishermen across the West Coast who take issue with the new rules. “We always look to avoid Read More »
- Steve’s “Hot” Smoked Cheese & Salmon, “Best Smoked Salmon in the Pacific Northwest”
  
  Buckley food entrepreneur Steve Shindel, founder of Steve’s “Hot” Smoked Cheese & Salmon, won the title for “Best Smoked Salmon in the Pacific Northwest” at a Read More »
- Nova Scotia cautions Trudeau government over marine protection goal
  
  Nova Scotia used its first meeting with Canada’s new fisheries minister to express caution over the Trudeau government’s plan to greatly expand , a move that could Read More »
- Hurricane Ian: Shem Creek shrimpers help iconic trawler grounded on Myrtle Beach – Ready to move!
  
  “We’re a community, and we ride together,” said Grace Edwards of Shem Creek Fisheries. “No one wants to see the boat break up on shore. “We Read More »
- Fishermen attack govt offices
  
  Kannur, Jun 26 : Fishermen attacked four State Government Offices of the Executive Engineer (Harbor Engineering Department), Fisheries Station- Kannur and Awareness Center at Mapila Bay Read More »