walrus_at_cape_greig_4_6_16
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
-
The mysterious case of the drug-smuggling fishermen
-
Northeast Groundfish Vessel Landings Up, Revenues Top $330 Million in Fishing Year 2011- Northeast Fisheries Science Center
-
Alaska fishing groups protest expanded observers program Ketchican, Alaska
-
Task force members named to study Kenai’s late run of kings
-
Ilwaco: Commercial tuna season starts strong
-
Record-breaking Norton Sound winter king crab fishery to end May 15
-
John Lee’s Dented Bucket Blog has a new look!
-
Gulf of Maine Cod: Fishermen protest conclusion drawn in first year of DMF multi-year study
-
Innovative Longline Fishing Boat Sinks off Finnmark
-
A tribute to Herbert (Herbie) Jensen
-
Fisherman saved by OSU research vessel when his fishing vessel went down in heavy seas
-
Despite factory trawler opposition, Adak wins 5,000-ton cod quota
-
Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
-
WPFMC asks for transparent analysis of proposed marine monument expansion
-
Marine Rescue NSW crew rescue two people from sinking fishing vessel near Ballina
-
Bluefins lure famed fishing boat captain – Linda Greenlaw will join anglers on chartered tours chasing one of the world’s most sought-after fish.
-
State of Maine shuts down more scallop fishing areas – go into effect on Monday, Feb. 25
-
St. Helena Island, SC – Area shrimpers upset about Oceana report – No, They’re Pissed off!
-
Montauk Commercial Fishermen Want Say on Wind Farm
-
Tropical Storm Barry Brings Shrimp Fishing to Halt in U.S. Gulf
-
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery to Re-Open Off Texas on July 15, 2024
-
Marine researcher joins Vancouver Aquarium two years after losing federal funding
-
P.E.I. fisheries minister applauds Ottawa for holding line on lobster size
-
The Last Watermen
-
Chesapeake Bay blue crab rebounding in 2019, led by near-doubling of juvenile crab population
-
Leave a Reply