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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

F/V Ocean One breaks from anchor, drifts into Manasquan River railroad bridge

Montigny rains on SouthCoast leaders’ wind lobbying effort

2024 Maine Scallop License Lottery Winners Announced

Deadliest Catch deckhand Mahlon Reyes’ cause of death has been reported as acute cocaine intoxication

£26k (28,600 US) fine for ‘under cover of darkness’ scallop fishermen

The Fishermen’s Climate Lawsuit Even the Fishermen Don’t Support

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will conduct a series of meetings throughout its region in the months ahead.

Tradex 3-Minute Market Insight: Bleak Outlook for Collapsed Sole Market; Cod Pricing Creates Buyer Opportunities

‘Wicked Tuna’ captains re-up for 9th season

With plenty of fish in the sea, will there be anyone to catch them?

Federal regulators consider lessening ban on single lobster pots

Coast Guard instructors ensure federal fisheries enforcement consistency in Alaska

Gloucester Daily Times Editorial: Saltonstall-Kennedy grants should be just the beginning

Togiak sac roe herring’s lone gillnetter calls it a season

EPA official quits amid e-mail scrutiny

F/V Sea Angels: Unified Command activated for fishing vessel that ran aground near Browns Inlet, North Carolina

Stronger restrictions imposed on elvers, frustrating fishermen – Regulators also will keep a new quota system

Price talks delay Dungeness crab season

Fred Woodman, veteran Newfoundland and Labrador advocate for seafood industry, dead at 83

Statements about fisheries incorrect. To say that west coast salmon stocks are over fished is absolutely ludicrous.

The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong – Wharf troubles in St. Mary’s Bay, and How to kill a seal humanely

Crabbers battling on several fronts

Elver investigation brings federal officials to Ellsworth

Don Cuddy: Mattapoisett company moving fishing tech forward

New England offshore wind planning offers lessons for Great Lakes

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