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Fisherynation Editorial – Jane (eliminator) Lubchenco’s Consolidation Porn Production. Paid for with your fish.
So. I’m sittin’ here rackin’ my brain, just wondering, what beauracratic, moronic, opportunist would commission a group of dream team bean counters, with some financial hocus pocus wizards to invent a $180 million dollar loan package (that’s what it is) for a desperate, beleaguered, broken industry, and wondering what collateral is being used to support this Jane (eliminator) Lubchenco, consolidation porn production?!!
My fish. Your fish. Our fish.
I mean, man. You know none of the politicians would come up with an idea like that?!
They BURN money. They don’t expect it to provide a return. They shovel it to get rid of problems. Shut people up. Closure.
Then they do it again for the next big thing!
But this. THIS is REALLY something!
A $180 Million dollar loan to buy up the rest of the guys that our politicians say they care about, the little guys, freeing up all kinds of fish to finance the thing.
$15 Million for at sea monitors that NOAA was looking at from their budget because it was a small boat breaker.
Paid for with our fish.
Slick little fix for Andy and his gig from Team Dismantle.
Good score, Drew!! aunty got yer back!
Paid for with our now more expensive fish.
$30 MILLION so the big boys can have more fish, plus $5 million for sector management that should after two years should be self sufficient by now, and will be seeing an exodus of the disenfranchised.
And a paltry $7.5 MILLION for collaborative and “traditional” research?
From what I’ve seen of “traditional” lately from Team Eliminator, “traditional” should continue to be funded from “traditional” sources. Like the NOAA budget, while this industry aligned with schools like SMAST and VIMS get us what we need. Real results, not that eco system crap Rusty does.
That “traditional” has been continuous trade offs, as was revealed at the yellow tail working group meeting. Enough trade offs.
I say $7.5 Million for collaborative research should come from the NOAA budget. Its time the people’s money was used properly.
This thing has a familiar odor.
ABOLISH CATCH SHARES NOW!
