Ocean Resource Privatization
Articles Posted by Date
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
-
Discard ban delayed
Fishing leaders are high about cod and haddock quotas being set to rise significantly. They are also relieved a plan to introduce a discard ban on Read More » -
Near-death drama leads commercial fisherman to insurance career
Three years ago, independent agent Patrick Schilling was trapped underwater in the cabin of a sinking commercial fishing boat in Alaska, fighting desperately to force open Read More » -
Crab Fishermen Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Climate Change Damage
Crab fishing on the West Coast has become so threatened by warming oceans that a coalition of commercial fishers has now joined the climate litigation fray Read More » -
Members of Maine’s Marine Resources Committee seek to revive sea urchin fishery
Democratic Rep. Michael Devin of Newcastle tells Maine Public Broadcasting Network that the state’s two-zone concept may be hindering the fishery’s recovery. He’s introduced a bill Read More » -
Texas: Bay Shrimpers
Just about every day of the week you can find Vito Sandoval and Ricardo Rodriguez plying the waters of the Brownsville ship channel dragging their net Read More » -
Speaking of Dr. Brian Rothschild,,,
In addition to the news of he and fellow Patent applicant Glenn Chamberlain filing to the Patent and Trademark office, Dr. Rothschild, Emily F. Keiley, and Yue Jiao had Read More » -
Sixty-Something: Participating In This Year’s Montauk Blessing Of The Fleet
Every late spring, for the last sixty years, there has been a pure Montauk tradition called the Blessing of the Fleet. It is both a memorial Read More » -
Vineyard Wind to Miss Startup Target Over Permit Delay
“While we need to analyze what a longer permitting timeline will mean for beginning construction, commercial operation in 2022 is no longer expected,” Vineyard Wind Chief Read More » -
Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 43’X15′ Novi Lobster Boat with Area 2 Permit
To review specifications, information, and 10 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:30 Read More » -
Stock Assessment Review Committee Meeting To Review the Gulf of Maine Haddock and the Sea Scallop
The public portion of the Stock Assessment Review Committee Meeting will be held from July 15 through July 17, 2014.. The meeting will be held in Read More » -
Painful Cuts for Groundfishermen Take Effect
Vineyard Gazette – “These painful cuts will be felt far beyond the docks and will impose economic hardship on our coastal communities.” continued Read More » -
Dutch Fishermen catch rare two-headed porpoise
A fishing vessel in the North Sea between the UK, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia found quite the catch last month: the first-ever documented two-headed harbor porpoise. The Read More » -
Growing tradition: Alma lobster fleet launch brings out the community
Lobster fishermen will be feeling the love early Monday in Alma, N.B., when about 10 boats leave the harbour for the start of lobster season. The Read More » -
Decision to Keep Fishing Despite Flooding Led to Sinking
About 0330 local time on February 15, 2019, the commercial fishing vessel Pacific 1 was engaged in cod fishing in the Bering Sea near Kashega Bay, Read More » -
Tri Marine is asking for an emergency exemption for American Samoa fishing fleet
Earlier this year, as a conservation measure, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closed off an area of ocean to the U.S flagged fishing fleets. The Read More » -
Training Great Lakes captains – Online education makes Marine Institute a hub for Canadian harvesters
When you think about Ontario, commercial fisheries aren’t something that necessarily comes to mind. But there is a thriving industry on the Great Lakes. In fact, Read More » -
Video: Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Sinking Fishing Vessel Near Grays Harbor, Wash.
A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three fishermen after their vessel took on water and sank less than one mile outside of Grays Harbor Friday. The Read More » -
Reposted: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Virginia Beach,March 6-7, 2019
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet March 6-7, 2019 at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront (3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, Telephone 757-213-3000) Briefing Read More » -
Land-based fish farming cleaner, cheaper
When considering the costs of growing fish, specifically Atlantic salmon in land-based operations, it is imperative that there be a level playing field. It can easily Read More » -
One wharf to be ready by spring at Red Head Harbour
When fishers at Red Head Harbour assessed the damage to the north side port after Hurricane Fiona in September the outlook appeared grim. But work that Read More » -
More news about F/V Jessica Heather – Video – Hot Dog Vendor Sets Up Shop
“Amazing!” said Sandy Stottlemyar. “Lots of pictures!” “I feel bad for the boat captain, but it was fun to watch,” said Suzanne Zak of Doylestown, Pa. Read More » -
Reopen historic, lucrative Georges Bank scalloping grounds – Tim Healy
ROCKLAND — In a region where years of harsh, inflexible regulations have led to a dwindling fishing fleet and shrinking dockside revenues, the scallop fishery stands Read More » -
National Weather Service suffers ‘catastrophic’ outage, stops sending forecasts, warnings
On a day when a blizzard was pasting Maine and northern California faced a dire flooding threat, several of the National Weather Service’s primary systems for 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 » -
British Columbia Wild salmon plan panned by conservation groups
The B.C. government’s new wild salmon strategy is a missed opportunity, says the executive director of Skeena Wild Conservation Trust, because it does not contain strong Read More »
-
Archives
- April 2024 (151)
- March 2024 (209)
- February 2024 (192)
- January 2024 (211)
- December 2023 (188)
- November 2023 (202)
- October 2023 (180)
- September 2023 (101)
- August 2023 (241)
- July 2023 (237)
- June 2023 (211)
- May 2023 (235)
- April 2023 (210)
- March 2023 (215)
- February 2023 (179)
- January 2023 (187)
- December 2022 (178)
- November 2022 (187)
- October 2022 (190)
- September 2022 (177)
- August 2022 (203)
- July 2022 (186)
- June 2022 (184)
- May 2022 (186)
- April 2022 (190)
- March 2022 (219)
- February 2022 (167)
- January 2022 (192)
- December 2021 (191)
- November 2021 (182)
- October 2021 (196)
- September 2021 (197)
- August 2021 (205)
- July 2021 (221)
- June 2021 (211)
- May 2021 (221)
- April 2021 (204)
- March 2021 (202)
- February 2021 (188)
- January 2021 (195)
- December 2020 (193)
- November 2020 (181)
- October 2020 (204)
- September 2020 (195)
- August 2020 (189)
- July 2020 (205)
- June 2020 (194)
- May 2020 (225)
- April 2020 (218)
- March 2020 (216)
- February 2020 (209)
- January 2020 (233)
- December 2019 (227)
- November 2019 (240)
- October 2019 (241)
- September 2019 (241)
- August 2019 (270)
- July 2019 (288)
- June 2019 (270)
- May 2019 (263)
- April 2019 (223)
- March 2019 (210)
- February 2019 (155)
- January 2019 (117)
- December 2018 (216)
- November 2018 (169)
- October 2018 (218)
- September 2018 (247)
- August 2018 (258)
- July 2018 (259)
- June 2018 (250)
- May 2018 (251)
- April 2018 (247)
- March 2018 (266)
- February 2018 (256)
- January 2018 (278)
- December 2017 (309)
- November 2017 (281)
- October 2017 (288)
- September 2017 (275)
- August 2017 (284)
- July 2017 (287)
- June 2017 (273)
- May 2017 (276)
- April 2017 (275)
- March 2017 (300)
- February 2017 (252)
- January 2017 (288)
- December 2016 (263)
- November 2016 (268)
- October 2016 (287)
- September 2016 (284)
- August 2016 (293)
- July 2016 (286)
- June 2016 (273)
- May 2016 (246)
- April 2016 (267)
- March 2016 (260)
- February 2016 (265)
- January 2016 (269)
- December 2015 (266)
- November 2015 (281)
- October 2015 (289)
- September 2015 (286)
- August 2015 (298)
- July 2015 (294)
- June 2015 (329)
- May 2015 (316)
- April 2015 (317)
- March 2015 (324)
- February 2015 (301)
- January 2015 (332)
- December 2014 (322)
- November 2014 (330)
- October 2014 (382)
- September 2014 (340)
- August 2014 (347)
- July 2014 (376)
- June 2014 (401)
- May 2014 (344)
- April 2014 (341)
- March 2014 (375)
- February 2014 (374)
- January 2014 (360)
- December 2013 (294)
- November 2013 (372)
- October 2013 (391)
- September 2013 (461)
- August 2013 (566)
- July 2013 (526)
- June 2013 (447)
- May 2013 (475)
- April 2013 (508)
- March 2013 (459)
- February 2013 (352)
- January 2013 (265)
- December 2012 (206)
- November 2012 (168)
- October 2012 (187)
- September 2012 (126)
- August 2012 (4)
Tags
Alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game Athearn Marine Agency Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Boat of the Week BOEM Brexit British Columbia California canada Coast Guard commercial fisherman commercial fishermen commercial fishing Coronavirus Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO Dungeness crab FFAW FISH-NL Gulf of Maine Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster Louisiana maine Maine Department of Marine Resources massachusetts National Marine Fisheries Service new-england-fishery-management-council Newfoundland and Labrador New Jersey NMFS NOAA North Atlantic right whale North Carolina Fisheries Association North Pacific Fishery Management Council Nova Scotia Obituary offshore wind offshore wind farm offshore wind farms Oregon Scotland United Kingdom weekly update
Comments
- Garnet Sullivan on Man accused of assaulting conservation officer after elvers bust in downtown Dartmouth
- B on 3 New York wind farms scrapped – Cost implications for Mass., Conn., and R.I.
- Cindy on More things to worry about by Jerry Leeman
- Mark on More things to worry about by Jerry Leeman
- Joel Hovanesian on Where Have All The Right Whales Gone?
- Sid Hounsell on BREAKING: FFAW AND ASP REACH AGREEMENT TO GET SNOW CRAB FISHERY STARTED
- Sid Hounsell on BREAKING: FFAW AND ASP REACH AGREEMENT TO GET SNOW CRAB FISHERY STARTED
- Scott on California’s ocean salmon fishing season closed for second year in a row
- Fran Szymanek on Offshore Wind Electrical Substations; The Secret, Silent Killers by Jim Lovgren
- Nils Stolpe on Time to save the Right Whale from the Green-Left
- Joel Hovanesian on Time to save the Right Whale from the Green-Left
- Chris Iversen on California – Crabbers likely to use new gear next season
- Nils Stolpe on Time to save the Right Whale from the Green-Left
- John Harrison jr on NOAA/NMFS Ignores Dangerous Sound Levels from Pile Driving – By Jim Lovgren
- Chip J on Overspreading Since the Seventies
- borehead - Moderator on Time to save the Right Whale from the Green-Left
- Mike Jacobs on Time to save the Right Whale from the Green-Left
- Joel Hovanesian on East End fishermen uneasy over wind farm South Fork Wind
- Jason taylor on Mi’kmaw fishers say DFO officers left them to walk for hours at night after seizing boots, phones
- Brick Wenzel on East End fishermen uneasy over wind farm South Fork Wind
- Chris Kinder on ENGO Sues UK Government Over International Fishing Quotas
- borehead - Moderator on Mystic Aquarium (the Whale People) expands offshore wind exhibit with youth in mind
- Kath on Mystic Aquarium (the Whale People) expands offshore wind exhibit with youth in mind
- John Harrison jr on Commercial fishermen react to MFC mullet decision
- borehead - Moderator on The CARES Act: Lengthy Process, Little to Show for Connecticut Fisheries
- Randall on The CARES Act: Lengthy Process, Little to Show for Connecticut Fisheries
- Oscar navarrete on Sam Parisi asks, How Accurate is NOAA and NOAA Fishery Survey Science?
- Oscar navarrete on Sam Parisi asks, How Accurate is NOAA and NOAA Fishery Survey Science?
- sam on Darren Byler files Two Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Against the Coast Guard and the City of Kodiak for the Illegal Sinking of the M/V Wild Alaskan
- Charles on For a 2nd day, harvesters call on N.L. government to open market to outside buyers
-
Facebook