lamar_smith_mic_616
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
-
Shrimp slaves are a sign of the international seafood industry which we cannot compete with
-
The U.S.- China trade agreement will slow Canadian lobster sales to China
-
West Coast fisheries to see ecosystem approach – Pacific Council to adopt ecosystem approach to managing West Coast fisheries
-
Video shows man attacking Hawaiian monk seal, culture expert mentions commercial fishermen?
-
St. Mary Parish shrimpers raise concerns over the future of their industry
-
California: Don’t expect Dungeness Crab for Christmas this year
-
NPFMC meets online to resolve halibut issues
-
Single Snow Crab Gets Auctioned for Record 10 Million Yen in Japan
-
Letter: Clueless research drives NOAA’s ‘science’ – Sam Frontiero, Gloucester
-
Alaska’s Board of Fisheries releases 2014-2015 proposal book
-
ISSUE BRIEF on HADDOCK: Mitigation Options and Underfishing our U.S. Quota – savingseafood.org
-
Too many pink salmon in Kachemak Bay?
-
The Texas oyster industry is struggling as the state’s reefs close for harvesting
-
‘The season where hope comes back:’ Praying for a good catch on Lake Erie
-
Cod on rebound, haddock takes hit
-
Red herring? Facing off over the sustainability of B.C.’s herring fishery
-
To Mike Gambardella, Get Well Soon!
-
Northeast Groundfish Vessel Landings Up, Revenues Top $330 Million in Fishing Year 2011- Northeast Fisheries Science Center
-
Togiak fisherman ordered to pay $25,000 for 2015 violations
-
Fish, shellfish recovered from Katrina faster than fishermen
-
Our View: Time for Maine to look past lobster boom years
-
We need a rigorous examination of our fishery, Phil Earle, Carbonear
-
F/V Westward scuttled. She caught a lotta fish, and will for eternity.
-
T-shirts designed to help protect an endangered species: the fisherman.
-
In the Guest Writer Column – Joe Daughty – “Hey Cap! I’ve got you man. He’ll be here within the hour.”
-
Leave a Reply