kate-brown

February 13, 2017

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
November 2024

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

« Oct

November 2024
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
- Fishermen in court – Scallop license holders say they’ll get nothing from area closure and union deal
  
  Fishermen holding scallop licences for the Strait of Belle Isle were expecting to get paid when a compensation deal was negotiated by their union with Nalcor Read More »
- Farage to resign as UKIP leader after ‘Brexit’ vote
  
  Nigel Farage announced Monday that he will step down as the leader of the UK Independence Party, saying, “I’ve done my bit” to get Britain out Read More »
- Experts: Americans are eating fish processed by slaves
  
  North Korean and Uyghur slaves are processing seafood for Chinese companies that export to the United States, experts and lawmakers told Congress on Tuesday, with customs Read More »
- Fishers, St. Vincent Harbour Authority pleased with ice breaker response time
  
  “They did marvelous” says St. Vincent’s Harbour Authority’s president Jake Hunt. ‘They’ are the icebreaker crew who opened up the waters around Hare Bay this week. Read More »
- A Vessel Van Gogh
  
  There’s no end to the artistic talent in Newfoundland and Labrador. Much of it inspired by the scenic fishing villages like Twillingate, Newfoundland. That’s where Jason Read More »
- Restore the oyster dredger Vanguard! Plea to help fund restoration of Essex boat used at Dunkirk
  
  The Vanguard Restoration Foundation hopes to restore the oyster dredger Vanguard by securing the vital £500,000 needed to have it rebuilt. This year marks the 75th Read More »
- Saving Seafood Special Report: U.S. Seafood: Ratings and Realities
  
  (Saving Seafood) August 1, 2013 — When the National Park Service (NPS) announced it would utilize third party seafood ratings and certification programs to set guidelines for Read More »
- South Carolina Commercial shrimp trawling season opening May 27
  
  Shrimp season normally opens in mid to late May, after the peak spawning period of white shrimp has occurred. Following a relatively mild winter, this year’s Read More »
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada determines fishing vessel was on autopilot prior to fatal lobster boat collision
  
  An investigation into the two-boat collision which resulted in two deaths in June, has revealed that one of the vessels was on autopilot at the time Read More »
- Gold vs. Salmon: How Pebble Mine Threatens Alaskan Salmon
  
  The environment and natural resources have been a topic of great controversy in the United States and throughout the world, especially in recent years. We have Read More »
- Brother searched for missing fishermen after mayday call
  
  The brother of a fisherman presumed drowned off the Canterbury coast was one of the first to respond to the mayday call. , had been fishing from Read More »
- Can scallops be farmed in Penobscot Bay?
  
  Everybody knows that the waters off Stonington are a rich source of wild scallops. Could they also be a good place to farm them? Robert Brewer Read More »
- Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area – Fishing activity singled out for extra blame
  
  I have read many Government of Canada documents. Some of them caused me to roll my eyes, some of them caused chuckles, some were examples of Read More »
- UNE professor receives $493,000 in NOAA grants to study fisheries
  
  A University of New England marine sciences professor was recently awarded two federal grants totaling more than $493,000 to fund studies aimed at improving the commercial Read More »
- Under the Global Pew Manipulation: The deep-sea fishing, a new geopolitical issue?
  
  A huge operation to geostrategic nature is conducted to confiscate vast maritime and ocean spaces for the exclusive benefit of American interests. Cette manipulation est relayée Read More »
- Three New Species Of Warm-Blooded Fish Discovered
  
  Scientists have found three more species of a fish that – despite what we are taught at school – are fully warm-blooded. The species in question Read More »
- Kenai River anglers ask for closure of Cook Inlet commercial set netting
  
  The Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) is calling for the closure of set net fishing on the Cook Inlet until adequate numbers of king and sockeye Read More »
- Sittin’ on the dock watching,,, A photo gallery of Gloucester fishing vessels posted at GoodMorningGloucester by Manuel F. Simoes
  
  23 photos by Manuel F. Simoes, and an Otis Reading clip to listen to while reviewing the images. Good Morning! 08:40 Read More »
- The US Senate needs to support the AMERICAN FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT, S1322
  
  To all, My name is Joel Hovanesian and I am a commercial fisherman who resides in RI but have held a CT. licence for some 30 Read More »
- Battery-Electric Fishing Vessel Marks a Sea Change for Small Commercial Fishers
  
  On a brisk morning this fall, a 46-foot commercial fishing boat will cruise into the cold waters of Sitka, Alaska, and cut the diesel engine. In Read More »
- ‘It’s a terribly bleak day’: Search continues for missing fisherman in west cork
  
  A low water search is to continue tomorrow for a young fisherman missing off the West Cork coast. The man, named locally as Kodie Healy, who Read More »
- UBC study: Women are key to fisheries, so why don’t they get credit?
  
  Most summer mornings, Jessica Taylor awakens before dawn and puts coffee to boil, the rich steam an alarm clock for her predominantly male crewmates. The Sointula-based, Read More »
- Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 50 miles east of Gloucester
  
  An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod medevaced a 37-year-old man from the fishing boat Orion Tuesday after he suffered a severe hand injury Read More »
- Tuna at tipping point
  
  The drop follows similar plunges in the other two bluefin species, the Atlantic and the southern, which are now protected by catch quotas that experts say Read More »
- Investigation continues after death on commercial fishing boat
  
  An official with the U.S. Coast Guard said a boat currently docked in Beaufort returned with a crew member who had died. According to several posts Read More »