Talking Turkey About Fish

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This piece hits the heart of the problem.

It is undoubtedly one of the best commentaries on fisheries management, and the failures in New England, that I've read in a very long time.  As far as I'm concerned, he got it all right.
The best line:  "The system has failed you and will continue to fail you as long as it continues to give each of you what you individually demand."  It is absolutely true.  Fishermen, like children, need "tough love", and adults who care enough to tell them "No."
The most important line:  "Now they are charging their science advisors, who are supposed to provide objective science advice, with developing rationales for continuing to fish at high mortality levels. The science models for some of these species are now so rotten that the scientists can’t seem to figure out whether some stocks are fully rebuilt or completely overfished."  Because that's not limited to New England, instead, efforts to blunt the impacts of rebuilding plans are affecting species managed by a number of councils.  Magnuson-Stevens is a good law, but even a good law can be rendered ineffective if you ;play fast and loose with the data that it requires.
Beware the dome-shaped selectivity curve...

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