LA JOLLA — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has started to move into its new Southwest Fisheries Science Center, a $74 million laboratory that will be the agency’s only marine science research facility in Southern California. continued
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
Beautiful, a 74 million dollar taxpayer funded building for yet more outcome based science to emanate from.
Beautiful, a 75 million dollar taxpayer funded building for yet more outcome based science to emanate from.
Ya gotta love it!
These people are arrogant and out of touch with reallity.
No amount of money is to much for these truly dedicated people who mismanage our nations fisheries
If you think about it,the eco-shrinewas paid for with S-K money, ith some extra dough left over for the lawyers to play Dungeons and Dragons!
The birdshit article is priceless!
But there just isn’t the funding for Disaster Relief or some decent surveys. They’re so broke, according to an SSC spokesperson, that they have to sample the entire eco-system with one net using one sweep (Rock Hopper)on one cruise—then shut down Yellowtail and Cod on the basis of that scurvey data.
Folks, we’ve been had, let’s face it! Tough economic times; but these bureaucrats/scientists/eco-shysters are building their castles right under our collective nose; and getting kudos and awards for saving the oceans (for the energy industry).
There’s no funding for Disaster Relief, or adequate stock surveys! The SSC spokesperson when pressed about the Oversized Research Vessel the O/R/V Way-Too-Bigelow
using one net with roller gear to sample Yellowtail Flounder on flat clear bottom and then pretty much shutting down the fishery on the “strength” of that data, responded that the “service” didn’t have the appropriated survey funding necessary to switch at sea (the way effective fishermen in a multi-species fishery have done for decades) and use the proper gear for each species.
Folks let’s face it! WE”VE BEEN HAD!!! Tough economic times for most people and these eco-scammers and bureau-bots are building their Castles (and comfy retirements) right under not only the fishermen’s, but also the consuming public’s collective nose.