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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

Lobster Industry Innovator Passes Away

Fishermen questioning plan to open new areas

Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week – 48′ Fiberglass Gillnetter, 480HP, 6 Cylinder Volvo 160C, Aux Gen, Permits

Stop importing £200m worth of cod and haddock from Russia

Uganda: Army to Replace Fishing Enforcement Officers

Canada tangles up fisheries talks to score foreign-policy point

Fin-Body Ratios for Smooth Dogfish – Depends on How You Slice It

Study finds U.S. regulations to protect killer whales near B.C. coast effective

Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Melissa Pandika calls herself a journalist? Heh heh yeeeah OK!

Gouldsboro Special Town Meeting on instituting a moratorium halting all major finfish aquaculture projects

Destination crew remembered at 89th “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony

Newfoundland and Labrador: Fishing for the future – a two-part series

Shelburne lobster fisherman dies after falling overboard

Oil and gas wins, fish lose with changes to Fisheries Act, say environmentalists

Strong fall lobster season reported so far along South Shore

Swans Island sisters forge careers on the sea

North Carolina Fisheries Association Weekly Update for May 1, 2015

Florida, they’re killing it, one flush at a time

Lime does not harm lobsters or other marine life, study shows

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Ten-year transformation of Scottish fishing village wins top UK planning award

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One fish, two fish: The local commercial fishing industry faces daunting challenges despite high demand

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