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
-
Coast Guard suspends search for fisherman 21 miles east of Myrtle Beach
-
Virginia abided by menhaden catch limit for 2013
-
New England: Federal fish reports show grim picture – Gulf of Maine thorny skate???
-
Will Scallop Dredging in Cardigan Bay be an Environmental Disaster?
-
Just Now! Gloucester, Ma
-
Speakers Series: Ernie Koepf- Fish tales
-
Fishing industry, aviation linked in Alaska from earliest days
-
Worried about sustainability of herring stocks, First Nation protests commercial fishery
-
Ronald R. Fatulli, Lobsterman/Businessman of Middletown, RI, has passed away – Worked seven days a week.
-
Atlantic herring fishery closed for Gulf of Maine as limit approaches – Atlantic Herring Management Area 1B
-
Home in Maine, Fisherman Taylor Strout reflects on the Alaska commercial fishing industry during the pandemic
-
Large vessel owners accuse FFAW of ‘double standard’ – Fishing industry divided on how to handle northern shrimp
-
Fisheries Crime
-
FISH-NL says proposed Liberal tax changes will hurt inshore harvesters when they sell out; drive up the cost of licences
-
F/V Scandies Rose: Investigation Takes a New Look at Crab Boat Stability
-
Garret Graves calls CARES Act funding for Louisiana fisheries a ‘slap in the face’
-
California salmon season delayed and shortened, angering North Bay fishermen. Closest start may be May 1
-
Bernadette Jordan: Honouring treaties begins with relearning the history behind them
-
Fishing For Leave – First Brexit Policy Released
-
“our efforts to redesign fisheries”
-
No-farm farm
-
Good news, bad news for Alaska commercial fishermen in 2013
-
Marine feedlots and the tide against wild fish
-
MSA Re-Auth Roadshow: Angela Sanfilippo — Magnuson reforms for a sustainable fishery
-
Warring plans delay awarding of fish aid – State to deliver a proposal to NOAA by Oct. 1
-
NOAA/NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposed Measures for the Jonah Crab Fishery
NOAA Fisheries seeks comments on proposed measures for the Jonah crab fishery that complement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah Crab.,,, Proposed measures include limiting Jonah crab harvest to those who already have a limited-access American lobster permit, a minimum size, protection for egg-bearing females, and incidental catch limits.These proposed regulations do not expand trap fishing effort. They propose to regulate the catch of Jonah crabs that is already occurring in the American lobster fishery. >click to read<13:20
Share this post
Related