The Conservation Law Foundation petition’s NOAA to prohibit Atlantic cod fishing

February 13, 2020 National, New England

The petition, filed with NOAA regional offices in Gloucester and with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Washington, invokes the first article of the Magnuson Stevens Act, the law governing federal fisheries, which stipulates that overfishing must end immediately and that the fish stock be rebuilt as quickly as possible. (MMPA has wrecked that!) “There’s a fairly damning record of the agency (NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service) approving (New England Fishery Management) Council plans it should have known were not likely to end overfishing, and were not likely to put cod stocks on any rebuilding timeline,” said Peter Shelley, (who supports him) senior counsel for the foundation. >click to read< The image is cod, destroyed and wasted by seals, 08:35

Conservation Law Foundation, ENGO, gulf-of-maine-cod, NOAA, Peter Shelley, petition, prohibit fishing Atlantic cod

One Response to The Conservation Law Foundation petition’s NOAA to prohibit Atlantic cod fishing

salvatore novello says:

February 13, 2020 at 9:09 am

POOR FISH SCIENCE MAKES POORER FISH DECISIONS ??

Reply

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
December 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 31

« Nov

December 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	31

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
- Data show fewer baby lobsters but fishermen say ‘eggers’ abound
  
  Lobstermen and the agency that oversees them, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), sparred a little over state data on lobster populations that lobstermen said Read More »
- Lobsterman faces multiple court dates over fishing charges
  
  Gloucester lobsterman Joseph Sanfilippo has several court dates in his future for alleged violations of Massachusetts fishing regulations. On Tuesday, Sanfilippo, 48, of 1 Thorn Hill Way, Read More »
- Dock death in Caraquet N.B. – WorkSafeNB investigates
  
  The mood remained tense on the dock at Caraquet Monday after a 40-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident there. Workers on the wharf were unloading Read More »
- US cold snap was a freak of nature, quick analysis finds
  
  Consider this cold comfort: A quick study of the brutal American cold snap found that the Arctic blast really wasn’t global warming but a freak of Read More »
- Secretary of Commerce adopts halibut bycatch cuts
  
  The Secretary of Commerce adopted Amendment 111 to the Magnuson-Stevens Act on Wednesday, which cuts halibut bycatch limits for groundfish trawlers. The amendment aims to reduce Read More »
- Nova Scotia government retreats on plan to fast-track wind farms in coastal bays
  
  “We’re pausing any consideration of waters within provincial jurisdiction until the framework for jointly managed offshore areas is in place,” Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Read More »
- A Karachi fisherman’s tale — In search of lobsters and livelihood
  
  The sun had just risen and cast a golden-red light on the the beach at Mubarak Goth — a fishing village located in Deh Mann, Karachi. Read More »
- JOSEPH W. SMITH “encounter was a watershed moment.” Goodbye to an old friend
  
  TO THE EDITOR: I share with the readership of the News-Times a tale of the loss of an old friend. This former acquaintance at one time Read More »
- Commercial Lobsterman Michael Furlong, of Kingston, MA, has died unexpectedly at sea
  
  Michael Furlong, age 65, of Kingston, MA died unexpectedly at sea on November 14, 2021 in Plymouth, MA. He was the husband of Dina (Brock) Furlong Read More »
- To the Gloucester Fish Commission, I propose that you request Markey and Warren vote in favor of this new bill
  
  MSA Reauthorization: To the Gloucester Fish Commission, I am asking you to vote in favor of H.R. 3697, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Read More »
- Now We’re Talking! – Liberal push to strip environmental groups of charitable tax status
  
  The government is being pressed to alter the charitable status of environmental groups after a Liberal MP successfully argued to his party that the groups are Read More »
- Powerful House Republican Doc Hastings enters fray over Drakes Bay Oyster Company controversy at Pt. Reyes
  
  Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, made the request in a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that revived allegations of Read More »
- FISH-NL – A statement on Friday’s protest in St. John’s
  
  The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) describes the protest Friday at the headquarters of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans Read More »
- Biggest trawler to date built at Parkol Marine is launched in Whitby
  
  Onlookers assembled aloing the riverside in the autumn sunshine to see the 27m twin rig trawler Valhalla being launched into the water. The vessel, made at Read More »
- Live Cam May Show True Status of Atlantic Cod Fishery
  
  Atlantic cod, New England’s most iconic fish, has been reported at historic lows for years, but fishermen hope a new video monitoring technique will prove there Read More »
- ‘Without us, you don’t have Louisiana:’ Struggling shrimpers warn lawmakers industry is on brink of collapse
  
  For longtime shrimp boat captain Kip Marquize, it’s a race against time. “We are the heart of Louisiana. Without us, you don’t have Louisiana,” Marquize said Read More »
- Shem Creek blessing
  
  On Tuesday, April 14 there was a downscaled version of the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony without the Seafood Festival and the large crowds. A more Read More »
- Letter to the Editor: Selling lobster tails can spark cheating – Bob Mitchell, R.A. Mitchell Co. Popes Island, New Bedford
  
  I truly enjoy reading Richard Gaines’ coverage of the state of the fisheries. He really knows the subject, and call out the misconceptions people have of Read More »
- Commission likely to keep Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery closed
  
  A board of the regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is set to decide Thursday whether fishing will be allowed this year. A committee of scientists Read More »
- An Update from Commissioner Keliher Regarding CARES Act Funds
  
  Over the past few days I have received several calls from harvesters and the press asking about the CARES Act relief money. It seems that some Read More »
- Queensland Fishers can expect ‘biggest changes industry has ever seen’
  
  THE recreational and commercial fishing industries could be on the verge of some of “the largest changes in Queensland fishing”. Under State Government direction leaders in Read More »
- Falmouth beach closes after lobster boat spills diesel fuel
  
  The northern beach at the Falmouth town landing is closed after a lobster boat spilled diesel fuel into the water Monday morning. According to the Department Read More »
- Dirty Wind: State Pier operator notifies occupants it’s time to go
  
  With the offshore wind farms poised to move in, time is running short for the tenants and work crews at State Pier who expect to be Read More »
- Trap Gear Closure and Speed Limit in Cape Cod Bay Lifted Today (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)
  
  May 14, 2018 Aerial Survey shows that right whales have departed Cape Cod Bay The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) conducted an aerial survey of Read More »
- The Scallop War: No Deal! UK and French fishermen fail to agree
  
  British and French fishermen have failed to finalise a deal to end the “scallop wars” over fishing in the Channel, according to the French camp, despite Read More »