578ed875a3034.image
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
-
Networks of Researchers and Fishermen Working Together to Reduce Bycatch, Maximize Fishing Opportunities, and Advance Real-Time Technology
-
Gulf Council reaffirms red snapper reallocation to recreational anglers while holding sector accountable
-
John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service to hold Constituent Call on Draft Resources Document for Groundfish Industry
-
Bay of Fundy Fishermen raise cash for tidal power injunction
-
Six-hour purse seine chum fishery to open in Amalga Harbor
-
South Shore lobstermen finally put traps in water
-
Dennis R. Toothaker, U.S. Army Veteran, retired Maine lobsterman, has passed away
-
Enviro Lobby’s Coordinated Efforts to back door NE Marine Monument’s exposed!
-
Prince Edward County fisherman hands family business to Syrian refugee
-
Independent fisheries scientist Alexandra Morton is raising concerns about a disease she says is spreading through Pacific herring causing fish to hemorrhage.
-
Touting Potential Economic Benefits, Crescent City Harbor District Commissions Offshore Wind Farm Study
-
Battle over blueline tilefish intensifies-SAFMC requested emergency action for East Coast
-
ODFW public meeting highlights whale entanglement
-
California: Commercial crabbing on hold
-
Can scientists build a blueprint for bluefin tuna?
-
Pallone Opposes Cuts to Summer Flounder Quotas at Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting
-
Lost crab pots still catching king crab in Kodiak Island bay
-
First Dungeness crab loads reach Marin docks
-
Working Shrimp Boat Returns to Key West Harbor After 30 Year Absence
-
Gloucester’s Angela Sanfilippo, A Fisherman’s Wife, named to Seafood Hall of Fame
-
Panel Selects ASP Formula, Pulling Fair Market Share from Harvester Reach
-
Can Taylor Swift help Canada’s seal meat industry, senate committee asks
-
Whitby Fishing School calls for fishermen of future to apply for next intake of maritime courses
-
Coronavirus: Fears fuel assault on Bering Sea fishing boat, federal prosecutors charge
-
TRADEX 3MMI – Strong Halibut Pricing Expected to Stay, American Flounder Market Overtaken by Alaska Plaice
-
Leave a Reply