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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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

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Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Maine DMR commissions new patrol boat

The Indonesian Navy sinks 2 Thai trawlers

Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery could open today – fishery on a two-hour notice

Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo open to audit to assess efforts to ensure fish farms don’t harm wild salmon

Fukushima: Arranging the Deck Chairs While Death Comes from Japan

‘A’ is for Algrie, end of a fishing era.

Two missing after shrimp boat capsizes in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Labor Council latest to make plea for Carlos Rafael permits to remain in New Bedford

Bootstrapping – How Lowell Wakefield Made Crab King

A night with Dave and Bear at Happy Jacks Saloon: The Last Morro Bay Fisherman’s Dive

Increase in TAC for Arctic surf clam on the Banquereau Bank and Grand Bank

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Philadelphia, Pa, August 13 – 15, 2019

Boat of the Week from the Athearn Marine Agency: 2002, 45′ Hutt Bros. Gillnetter, Fiberglass, CAT, 580HP

EU live lobster ban could cut off $125M Mass. market

Hitting the Trail: NOAA’s GARFO leader looks to cultivate culture of collaboration

Seafish reacts to report on fishing impact on English Channel ecosystem

Touting Potential Economic Benefits, Crescent City Harbor District Commissions Offshore Wind Farm Study

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 40′ Beal Repco Lobster Boat, 670HP, 6 Cylinder Cummins

SEA-NL: Province to review foreign investment in fishery

Please donate to New Jersey Fisherman James Lacey’s Memorial Fund

Chatham Man Dies In Brewster Crash

Distant Water Tuna Fleet – Higher risk of fatal injuries than in most other U.S. fishing fleets.

Federal bailout coming for failing offshore wind companies?

Meet Barnegat Light, New Jersey commercial gillnet fisherman Kevin Wark

Natural Resources Defense Council on the “Hot Seat” – Senate GOP wants green group’s tax exempt status revoked

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