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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

Massachusetts Enacts Striped Bass Conservation Regulations

Ilwaco: Commercial tuna season starts strong

Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update MARCH 24, 2013

Lund boat a piece of history – Salvaged cedar from old logging bridge used to rebuild former fishing boat

Our fishery is not only neglected, but for sale

Miraculously, a sign from the Lord – A fishing boat arrives during the Menemsha Blessing of the Fleet!

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Fort Lauderdale, June 10-15, 2018

Maine lobstermen appeal federal judge rejection of lawsuit

Indonesia to sink illegal fishing vessels

Maryland Governor Wes Moore Addresses Local Concerns for Offshore Wind Projects

‘Nothing will be safe’: Fears after 20,000 ‘ravenous’ fish escape fish farm in Australia

Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation supports LD 101 to pause offshore wind development in state waters

NEFMC Undertakes Independent Review to Assess Past Performance and Solicit Suggestions for Improvement

The second annual Louisiana Fisheries Summit wants to help fishermen

Nav/Com: What’s New in Bridge Electronics – Lot’s of info!

Unalaska Responders Put Out Fire on F/V Blue Pacific

Grouper Fishing Opens May 1 In Florida Atlantic Waters

Storm surge prep – Getting ready in Sambro – Video

New Jersey commercial fishing operations counting on relief funds to stay in business

The lobster population in Canada’s most important harvesting area is healthy and is not overfished

Hull trawler sold to Greenlandic fishing interests as owners blame Government ‘failure’ in post-Brexit negotiations

American Samoa – Center for Biological Diversity criticized

A fisherman’s prayer

Dongwon Industries catches bluefin tuna for first time in waters off Iceland

And in New Jersey, Now They Want to Privatize Wildlife Management – No, I’m Not Kidding

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