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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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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

Adrift fishing boat rescued by Coast Guard off Hatteras

New Investments in PEI Fishing Harbors Dredging

Brexit revives historic herring fishing after 25-year hiatus

New Ocean Forecast Could Help Predict Fish Habitat Six Months in Advance

Norton Sound: Expect Strong Salmon Runs This Summer

Lobster Fishermen say $6M in taxpayer dollars for N.S. effluent plant is conflict of interest

“Air Powered Sampling for Purse Seine Fisheries.” – The Net That Lets Fishermen ‘Preview’ Their Catch

Energy companies reach $13 million deal to resolve criminal charges over OC oil spill

Florida Law imposing stiffer penalties for lobster violators goes to governor

Frustration boiling with P.E.I. lobster fishermen – Fishermen’s association wants province to reinstate storage program

Didn’t the train leave the station? FFAW will try to do a better job at communicating with members

Lobster Boat Passes from One Generation to the Next in Friendship

Petition: All Against Changes to Current Nantucket Sound Mobile Gear Regulations

Anchoring the Family: The Life, Labor and Love of an Alaskan Fishing Mom

Science Center for Marine Fisheries Releases Evaluation and Summary of Latest Atlantic Menhaden Assessments

Trawler operators fear they will lose out to offshore windfarms

ASMFC: New England/Mid Atlantic – Lobster Trap Transfer Program for Fishing Year 2020

New fishing vessel certifying authority sails into post with familiar face at the helm

Sea change – Major study links pink salmon and ocean chaos

French minister says, We still want a ‘few dozen’ more fishing licences

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak hoist’s 61 year old fisherman from 273-foot F/V Island Enterprise

Zombie-generating crab parasites pose intriguing mysteries

Seventh-generation fisherman Carlton Elbridge Joyce of Swans Island, Me. has passed away

Anti–wind farm petition takes off, nearing 250k signatures

Snow crab harvest slashed by 40% compared to last season

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