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Lobster Legend William V. (Billy) Wyss, of South Kingstown, RI has passed away

October 6, 2024 New England

William V. (Billy) Wyss, 69, of South Kingstown RI passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024 with his family lovingly by his side. As with everything in his life, he put his all into his fight for life during which time he did his very best to hold onto his infectious sense of humor and will be remembered for his amazing example of courage and hope. William, who spent his life providing and caring for the ones he loved will be remembered for his love of lobstering of which he was a legend spanning some 60 years and his ability to plan and create anything he put his mind to, including the majority of his 10 lobster boats and numerous construction projects which will stand as a testament to his many talents. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 17:14

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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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