Tag Archives: September 30 – October 2
NEFMC Meeting – September 30 – October 2, 2014 in Hyannis – Attend via Webinar
Read the Agenda here Register to attend the meeting via Webinar here 11:31
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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Recent Posts
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MSC Eco-label seafood body attempts to convince critics
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Renews fisherman Gerard Chidley appointment part of major changes at NAFO
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Bomb found on Looe trawler moved and blown up safely
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Md. Senate committee approves DNR secretary nomination despite Gill’s recent conflicts with commercial fishermen.
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New trawler/purse seiner vessel for Northern Ireland
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Whale Entanglements Up on the West Coast, Fishermen take the Lead!
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S.D. tunaboat captain discovered Galapagos ‘Garden of Eden’ tragedy 85 years ago
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Stanley Larsen – By Birth and by Choice, a Lifetime at Sea
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Nigel Farage vows to kick EU fishermen out of UK waters in Reform bombshell
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Capt. Michael Joyce gets scare after weather forces him to abandon fishing seiner
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Ponte Vedra Beach, June 12-16, 2017
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Alaska Pink Salmon Fishery Set To Rank as Worst in 20 Years
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Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay: When Partnerships Work
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‘We’re not dying yet. But …’ Fisherman fears new rules smothering herring industry
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Coast Guard rescue crews assist fishing vessel in distress 95 miles east of Chatam, Massachusetts
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North Carolina Fisheries Association is working on relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Laura in the Gulf
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Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 38′ Holland Lobster Boat, 425HP, John Deere
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Corexit Dispersant used in BP oil spill sickened workers, new federal study confirms
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11th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management
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Playing Catch: Northern Europe Fisheries Fleet Review
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PHOTOS: Setting Day 2023 at eastern PEI harbours
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From salt cod to silver darlings, how Shetland became a fishing powerhouse
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Support HR-200 – Chinook Salmon ‘Overfished’? Not So Fast, Say Fishermen
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Long Island, NY: County Attorney To Explore Legal Action On Behalf of Commercial Fishing Industry
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Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission Northern Shrimp Research Set Aside Program explained!
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