conn fishermen upset regs
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
-
A look back at the evolution of Catch Shares
-
UPDATED: The 76-foot fishing tender Neptune – Haines Harbor Reopens As Cleanup Efforts Continue
-
Fishing industry takes PBS to task for misleading promotion
-
Washington DNR chief: Cooke to dismantle fish pens at Ediz Hook
-
NC Fisheries Association Files Lawsuit Against Marine Fisheries Commission For Lack Of Openness And Transparency
-
Lawmakers pass sweeping changes for foreign seafood sold at Louisiana restaurants
-
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Hearing to air proposal to reduce take in scallop fishing
-
Atlantic Canadian herring fisheries lose sustainability label
-
Feds consider opening New England Closed fishing areas. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would still have to approve.
-
Alaska’s record pink salmon harvest in 2013 could create a market glut that will drive prices down for several years.
-
UPDATED!: Lobster plant on Deer Island catches fire overnight
-
Coast Guard rescues 1, searches for 2 from 67-foot F/V Seafarer off Eastern Shore
-
Rhode Island Fishermen Eligible to Apply For $255 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funds
-
Lake Michigan Commercial Fisherman Robert E. Strege has passed away
-
Community Supported Fishery wanted that can service an Oyster Bar in the Washington DC area
-
P.E.I. lobster fishermen have eye on Boston, European Union
-
Court Ruling on Aquaculture – NOAA remains committed to expanding sustainable U.S. aquaculture
-
Deadliest Catch’ – Keith Colburn Sitting This Season out Because His Back “Is All F–ked Up”
-
Vancouver Island fishermen upset after sudden salmon fishing closures
-
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 70′ Steel Shrimper, Cat 3408,
-
From Fisherman to scrap dealer – A Fisherman For Life, This Man Misses The Glouscester Fishing Industry
-
What salmon eat in the open ocean
-
Cutting-edge hybrid boat built by a P.E.I. company goes to its new home in New Brunswick
-
CFOOD: Ethical Issues in the Gulf Snapper Fishery
-
Aquaculture: What’s next in Delaware? – DNREC expects aquaculture rollout to be finished in a year
-
Leave a Reply