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Enviros look for way forward after Antarctic fisheries motion fails at international meeting

October 31, 2014 ENGO, International News

Conservationists are trying to determine a way forward after the annual Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting ended on Friday. Representatives of 25 nations gathered in Hobart over 10 days for the CCAMLR meeting. The Antarctic Ocean Alliance, a coalition of 30 environmental groups including , said Russia and China blocked,,, Read the rest here 20:49

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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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Enviros look for way forward after Antarctic fisheries motion fails at international meeting

Ocean Resource Privatization

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

Recent Posts

Tom Anglin of Guemes Island, WA, has passed away

So much for compassion – Buddhist-affiliated eatery vandalized hours after monks free lobsters

NOAA Sets 2019 Management Measures for Northeast Groundfish, includes jointly managed stocks with Canada

Hurricane Harvey Update Statement – Catagory 4 – 600 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017

BOSTON: Fisheries summit a rallying cry

Environmentalists Wield Powerful Endangered Species Act to Kill Jobs

Some Dangerous People will Assemble on September 10, 2014, and you should be aware of this.

Fans still flock as end of 11th ‘Wicked Tuna’ season nears

Lobster fisherman rescued by helicopter after becoming caught in ropes

Shetland suffers dip in fish landings but expectations high for next year

Bering Sea red king crab in high demand

Commercial fisherman nets 15 months for illegal fishing

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries to consider new Commercial fishing-license applications

R.I. Senate Resolution – Recognizing the Value on the states rich maritime and fishing history

AK: Tracking Halibut

Dungeness crab catch ‘amazing’, but shortage of crew on boats, plant workers an issue

The secretive and slippery world of glass eel fishing

Inland Fish Fight: Invasive Asian carp threaten Kansas and Missouri waterways

Shelburne company pleads guilty in fisherman’s death

North Pacific Fishery Management Council forced back into Cook Inlet salmon fray

The Offshore Wind Energy Scandal Is Even Worse Than You Think

Fisherman to join shark fight as contractors to deploy drumlines

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Walmart Back Peddles on it’s MSC Issue. I’m calling it Corporate MSC Blue Washing. Let’s Keel Haul ’em.

Anyone want a boat? Fishing boat stuck in Penobscot River flats for more than 2 years up for salvage

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