sushibloomberg_750xx1200-676-0-69
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
-
Devon lifeboats race to French trawler fire
-
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheris Service is back to work, and they’re giving away plenty of loot!
-
Great news for Newfoundland Fishermen and Consumers – Province relaxes regulations on local fish purchases
-
Halibut catches light so far
-
Maritime Safety Queensland launches new dredging plan at Mooloolaba Harbour
-
Woodrow officially takes director’s helm at ASMI
-
Crab season in full gear: Commercial season off to good start at Pillar Point Harbor
-
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 57′ Aluminum Dragger with Federal & State Permits
-
Seafood from America is safe.
-
Oystermen say closures of prime harvest areas was inevitable
-
JUST IN: Presidential Task Force on IUU Fishing & Seafood Fraud releases action plan
-
Dutch Fisherman Hit Tanker After Leaving Bridge for a Head Call
-
MLAs hear of capping stack limits – 10 to 30 days to successfully stop the flow of oil after a blowout
-
Goldfish – A lucrative Great Lakes commercial catch
-
Large-scale fraud under investigation at Rockland lobster company
-
Connecticut Congressional Members Urge Lobster Regulators To Consider Impact of New Rules on Lobstermen
-
Mysterious killer continues to wipe out North East sea life
-
EDF’s Deputy regional director, N.E. Oceans program, Matt Mullin – Perveyor of Catch Share Porn
-
Fisherman drowns in Cook Inlet; body brought to Homer Harbor
-
The US Fishing Industry Contributes Nearly $90 Billion To The Economy
-
California drift gill nets escape legislative ban; new technology promises to reduce bycatch
-
Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall on Marco Island
-
Invasive seaweed spreads along New England coast
-
Shark Fins: Waste or Resource?
-
USCB, DNR to study toxic effects of rainfall in coastal SC waters
-
Leave a Reply