nellie-c

July 31, 2016

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
April 2025

M T W T F S S

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

« Mar

April 2025
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

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

Recent Posts
- The mysterious case of Alaska’s strange sockeye salmon returns this year
  
  There’s something unusual going on with the sockeye salmon runs returning to Alaska this year. In some places — like Bristol Bay — the runs are Read More »
- New federal plan in works for reduction in trawler bycatch by Laine Welch
  
  A new plan is being crafted by federal managers for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries that will reduce bycatch by trawlers, and it will very likely Read More »
- Coast Guard continues response to Fishing Vessel Arctic Storm fire off Grays Harbor, Wash.
  
  Commercial fishing vessel Arctic Storm experiences an engine room fire approximately 32 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., May 20, 2013. CoastGuard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews Read More »
- United We Fish -10 years ago fishermen marched on D.C.
  
  Ten years ago, more than 35 local fishermen boarded a charter bus at Capt. Anderson’s Marina on Panama City Beach for a marathon ride to Washington Read More »
- Bay’s 2015 rockfish spawn “robust” in Maryland, average in Virginia
  
  After three sub-par years, the number of juvenile striped bass in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay this summer climbed to the 8th highest level in Read More »
- Garret Graves calls CARES Act funding for Louisiana fisheries a ‘slap in the face’
  
  U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the $12,477,165 allocated to Louisiana fisheries to mitigate the economic hardships accrued by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Read More »
- Where oh where are the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crabs going?
  
  The Atlantic blue crab has long been a commercially important species for thousands of water-men in the crab fishery industry in Maryland and Virginia. But ecological Read More »
- Stop pointing the finger at fishing, point it at polluting industries
  
  Sandy muddy bottoms peak August and October in Georgia In the marshes, estuaries and winter beaches, you can go as far as a mile or two Read More »
- SmartNet Technology Under Development in Yarmouth
  
  “The goal is to give the fishermen a better tool to assist catching fish, that is more efficient and is also aligning with what DFO wants Read More »
- CARES Act relief funds for New Bedford fisheries topped $5 million
  
  In May 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced an allocation of $300 million for fisheries assistance. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Massachusetts received Read More »
- Aquaculture poses threat to the lobster industry
  
  As president of the Maine Lobstering Union, I know we have struggled with several concerns this summer from right whales to bait shortages to aquaculture leases. Read More »
- Bahamas Considers Granting Commercial Fishing Rights to Chinese
  
  The Bahamas government recently floated a proposal to give Chinese investors commercial fishing rights. Minister of Agriculture & Marine Resources, V. Alfred Gray authorized the Bahamas Read More »
- It’s a Go! Dumping Day On For Tomorrow In LFA 33/34
  
  Dumping Day is a go for tomorrow, with LFA 34 beginning at 6 a.m. A weather call with port reps and DFO was held this morning, Read More »
- P.E.I’s spring lobster fishermen in favour of size increase
  
  The president of the Western Gulf Fishermen’s Association says he’s confident Prince Edward Island’s spring lobster fisheries will have a one-millimeter increase in the minimum carapace Read More »
- SE Alaska Chinook controversy attracts more user groups
  
  A controversy over whether NOAA Fisheries is properly managing Chinook salmon stocks in Southeast Alaska, with consideration for a hungry whale population in decline, has been Read More »
- Things look bright for the East Coast Scallop Fishery
  
  The management of the scallop fishery is a great example of what’s possible when public and private interests collaborate and natural resources cooperate. Scallop fishermen are Read More »
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Summer Meeting – Alexandria, Virginia August 2-4, 2016
  
  The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in at the The Westin Alexandria August 2-4, 2016. The agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current Read More »
- FISH-NL calls for resurrection of arm’s-length body to bridge massive divide between science and inshore harvesters
  
  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on Ottawa to resurrect the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) to bridge the Read More »
- Newfoundland and Labrador – Quotas down but prices up for 2016 crab fishing season
  
  For 2016 the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the Region is 43,802 tonnes, an overall quota level decrease of approximately 13 percent from last year. However, Read More »
- Marine biologist perplexed by snow crab disappearance
  
  It’s a mystery perplexing marine biologists that could lead to a loss of one of Alaska’s most prized seafood exports — the Bering Sea snow crab. Read More »
- This Man Is Still Incarcerated! – Trial delayed for Stafford fisherman jailed in British Virgin Islands
  
  The trial for Ocean County longline fisherman Michael Foy, jailed since June 8 in the British Virgin Islands, has been delayed nearly a month by officials there. His Read More »
- Lots of salmon out in the ocean pasture means good fishing likely in months ahead
  
  The commercial troll fishery off the southern coast at Ilwaco has been on fire in recent days, and that should bode well when the hatchery-marked selective Read More »
- Fisheries committee proposes alternatives to help struggling fishermen
  
  The groundfish committee proposal would allow fishermen to work inside large areas currently closed to fishing that are not considered critical habitat areas. Under the proposal, Read More »
- Fethard RNLI Lifeboat Rescues Dog After 30-Foot Fall from Cliff
  
  The crew found a Jack Russel terrier that had fallen 30-40 feet onto a bed of seaweed. Fortunately, two local kayakers had spotted the dog in Read More »
- ‘Safety culture’ among fishermen sees fewer accidents, lower insurance
  
  Premiums have fallen 57 per cent since 2015, creating $12 million in annual savings for the industry, but while lower rates reflect an increased focus on Read More »