People at work
12:06
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
-
Sipekne’katik lobster fishery closed for the season
-
UMaine scientist – population size of scallops affects fertilization success
-
Filipino settlers introduced Louisiana to dried shrimp
-
Prawn trawler Orion in Newlyn
-
Coast Guard, NOAA seize illegal shrimp catch
-
Why a Swordfish’s Sword Doesn’t Break
-
Canada, U.S. launch joint investigation into deaths of 13 right whales
-
Newport halibut landings dominate tri-state commercial activity
-
Jacksonville: Coast Guard suspends search for missing crab fisherman near Buckman Bridge, Man identified
-
SAFMC – Officials OK red snapper fall season
-
Rolls-Royce to Design, Equip New Fishing Vessel
-
Always Top Quality! Your Seafreeze Ltd. Preferred Price List for January 13, 2016
-
Tug-of-war grows over portion of Seattle’s fishing fleet – Video
-
Covid-19 Transmission and Mandatory On-Board Observers
-
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 60 miles east of Atlantic City, NJ
-
East Hampton Candidates Debate Future
-
No commercial opener for Copper River salmon fishery
-
Fukushima Radioactivity Detected Off West Coast
-
Local Crabbers React to Possible SBA Loan Help
-
‘Wicked Tuna’ Exclusive Clip: It’s A New Day & Everyone’s Looking For The First Catch
-
Hurricane Dorian: Governor Cooper requests major disaster declaration for NC counties
-
Central Coast fishermen sue California Coastal Commission over wind energy
-
Grill your lobster on the BBQ and your life will never be the same again!
-
Gulf of Alaska fishermen wary of Congressional intrusion into council process
-
Muskegon County man catches 600-pound tuna during Massachusetts vacation
-
Do I detect a hint of sarcasm here in this piece? I am in total agreement and with complete empathy!
Back around 2000 Jim O’Malley & I went to an international conference in England, where we told them about some of our management issues. They didn’t understand some of what we were relating to them back then. I recently sent an email to the organization that hosted the event, to see if any of those fishery groups that attended the conference now felt there were any similarities in their management plans to what we forewarned?
Jim Kendall- NBSC
6/7/16