shark-1-1-330×236
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
-
Recent Posts
-
“What if the dams came out?” – Snake River dams proposal draws accolades, criticism – It will take an Act of Congress
-
Scheduled Public Meetings for the groundfish disaster spending plan in Massachusetts
-
Hamilton Marine, Maine’s largest marine supplier, started in a Searsport garage
-
Letter: Richard Gaines, a true journalism original Mark Leibovich – Washington, D.C. Chief national correspondent, New York Times Magazine
-
Battle brewing over fishery observers on smaller commercial boats – “It’s totally political,”?
-
Banff and Buchan MP urges rethink of Highly Protected Marine Area plans
-
What’s on a real roll? Demand for the Maine lobster
-
Quinlan Brothers Bay de Verde fish plant is on fire, prompting evacuation
-
Fishing Illegally – Menakhem Ben-Yami
-
Court won’t stop BP oil spill claims payments
-
Record prices help buoy Maine scallop fishery
-
‘We need it desperately’: Great Lakes Commercial Fishermen look for help as industry shrinks
-
‘Everybody wanted Brexit’, Arbroath’s situation is complex.
-
For some reason, codfish off the province’s south coast aren’t living to a ripe old age.
-
What Hunters and Anglers Should Know Before They Vote
-
Louisiana shrimp catch in September largest since 2003
-
Officials considering closing fishing areas from Florida Keys to North Carolina – seeking fishermen’s comments.
-
Biden Admin Approves New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Project Amid Growing Local Pushback
-
In Polley’s Wake, Downstream Alaska Fears BC’s Mining Boom
-
Trial run planned for jellyfish unloading at Port Royal shrimps docks
-
Straus speaks out against proposed changes to scallop permit leases
-
Irish Fishing industry faces perfect storm of no-deal Brexit and Covid challenge
-
Fourth lawsuit filed against California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta plan
-
ASMI Announces Winners of 1st Alaska Commercial Fishing Video Contest – Fisherman Kamirin Couch Takes Home the Grand Prize
-
After Florence: With local North Carolina shellfish likely off-limits this season, how will fisheries adjust?
-
Leave a Reply