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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
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Washington, DC August 11-14, 2014
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Its things like this that made me realize if we did not have a political shift, things would continue on the downward slide. This was one of those sneaky things like the Marine Monument designations. We need a major flushing of the bureaucrats in these agency’s. Perhaps this policy can be reversed.
This latest edition of the Catch Share Policy was issued a week or two prior to Obama departing center stage. If you have one of the earlier versions, it includes an Executive Summary from Obama which states;
“PURPOSE
President Obama is committed to creating an integrated and comprehensive national ocean policy, incorporating ecosystem-based science and management, and emphasizing transparency and participation in our public stewardship responsibilities.”
I’m unable to find that language in this latest release of Jan. 04, 2017!
Jim Kendall – NBSC
2/28/2017
How about this language, No catch share plan shall be imposed without it going to a referendum vote with support of at least 2/3 of the fishermen it will impact.
Remember? The language that was written into the law here in New England before they screwed us with this bullshit property rights program.
Exactly! That was what was in Magnuson prior to his directive which as I pointed out was no longer visible in the latest release!
It’s like he’s trying to distance himself from the mess he got us in with Catch Shares being imposed upon NE when Lubchenco paid us a visit at the NEFMC meeting.
As they say…”WE will never forget!”
Jim Kendall-NBSC
3/1/2017
Must be getting close to time for another shredding party at NMFS.
THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET…..OR FORGIVE.
Justice must be served upon those responsible!