tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post1902746111719222123..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: New England's war on scienceMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-85673856658329124932009-04-07T05:23:00.000-07:002009-04-07T05:23:00.000-07:00Yeah, it's awfully hard to communicate with someon...Yeah, it's awfully hard to communicate with someone when they willfully don't listen. Reminds me of a 4yo sticking their fingers in their ears and start yelling "NYAH! NYAH NYAH!,I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" It really is bad when segments of their own community are looking at the situation and calling them on their bad behavior.Eric Heupelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327896268176961009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-90417999233814764912009-03-25T16:02:00.000-07:002009-03-25T16:02:00.000-07:00As an industry rep, I'm ashamed that some of my co...As an industry rep, I'm ashamed that some of my colleagues have pushed the envelope this far. Once politicians start using legislation as a tool to manage fisheries (in response to claims of "unfairness" and "inaccurate science") we start down a slippery slope.<BR/><BR/>Distract... detract... and delay... three cards that are too often played in my backyard.<BR/><BR/>Also, it is unfair and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-204391840665968842009-03-24T13:06:00.000-07:002009-03-24T13:06:00.000-07:00Wouldn't a perfect solution be to grow fish? Why d...Wouldn't a perfect solution be to grow fish? Why do we have to disturb the peace in nature when we can just harvest our own fish that we "grow" in a pool or something. I bet it won't taste any different and would save a lot of money on boat expenses. I just never really saw the advantages of fishing in the oceans, rivers, etc.<BR/><BR/>Take care, LorneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-60151437182803012512009-03-24T03:25:00.000-07:002009-03-24T03:25:00.000-07:00It's a similar situation with North Atlantic bluef...It's a similar situation with North Atlantic bluefin tuna and ICCAT -- no matter how much the organization's own scientific body says that the stock is dangerously overfished, the Commission (mostly driven by the European Community) still drives for harvest levels above even replacement yield. Like Senator Kerry, this action by the EC tends to fly in the face of the Community's generally good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-68949545811587585332009-03-23T18:02:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:02:00.000-07:00Communications have been tried, again and again. ...Communications have been tried, again and again. The problem is not poor communication, it's that the fishermen don't like the message that they're killing too many fish. So, they're waiting for someone to come along who will give a message that they like better, such as go ahead and kill MORE fish. Now that would be good communication from their point of view. <BR/><BR/>When my boss tells meMark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-46915092362591032272009-03-23T16:52:00.000-07:002009-03-23T16:52:00.000-07:00I dug into this a bit and it seems that the strate...I dug into this a bit and it seems that the strategy of the fishermen is to claim poor communications from the agencies to the industry. I am wondering if there would be some value here in creating some basic explanatory materials that would illustrate how the assessments and the population dynamics models work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com