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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A nice audio presentation of the NEFMC December 20, 2012 public comments from savingseafood.org
I just got this from savingseafood and am posting it for those interested in listening to the comments without the hassle of listening to the audio recordings posted on fisherynation.com on December 21, 2012 from the nefmc website.
AUDIO: Council Members Face Angry Fishermen and Threats From Environmentalists at NEFMC Dec. 20 Meeting Click Here
https://fisherynation.com/archives/2747 Click “COUNCIL AUDIO” Click “Groundfish FW 48 Discussion (AM) (few minutes at the beginning of discussion not recorded) Listen in its entirety or left click the slider and move it to 1:55.00 to listen to the public comments.
Please forgive my substandard post. I will strive to do better. BH
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