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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

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Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Can cod and crab co-exist? – The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong

Fishermen cautioned from spreading fake news on social media

Does exclusion of fishermen from decision-making places on the future of oceans prefigure the end of fishing?

Misinformation Campaign: Twitter accounts tied to China lied that COVID came from Maine lobsters

THE LAST FISH SUPPER

Obituary: Radio host John Furlong was voice of rural Newfoundland

Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Anchorage

Arctic mystery fish caught recently in Nunavut waters identified

Coast Guard confirms new icebreaker will be ready just in time for Hell to freeze over

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in Anchorage October 3rd – 11th, 2016

PEI – Lobster prices remain low as fuel and bait cost soar

Morrissey, (who?) attacks Canada over seal hunt

Resources for All Alaskans – New fisheries group plots strategy

Bay Area business hauling in, washing boats for free as fishing industry struggles

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: Solid Fiberglass 42′ Cape Dory Split Wheelhouse Lobster Boat, 500HP Lugger

Between storms, Camden Harbor Master and Good Samaritans halt vessel from sinking

Federal fisheries administrative merger could cost California

Southeast Alaska fishing boat captain admits to dumping 8 tons of waste overboard

Salmon farm expands; N.S. sends vet to investigate fish deaths

Study says predators may play major role in chinook salmon declines

Lobster, from the Jersey coast to your dinner plate

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RODA Calls for 4 Nautical Mile Transit Lanes in New England Offshore Wind Areas

F/V Cornelia Marie will not be featured on “Deadliest Catch” Season 13

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