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The Lobster Institute at UMaine has a new executive director

May 23, 2024 New England

Maine native and University of Maine graduate Christina Cash has been named executive director at the university’s Lobster Institute. Serving as the interim director since last summer, Cash succeeded Richard Wahle, who retired from the role at that time. Cash has been with the institute since 2021. Before serving as interim director, she was the assistant director of communication and outreach. Cash is a former first mate, captain and lobster boat owner and operator, and holds an active captain’s license. In her new role, she will oversee the creation of a new executive committee, with subcommittees planned for outreach, research, workforce and other focus areas. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 11:50

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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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