Tholepin Hits Alaska
Tholepin Hits Outside Alaska
We won't break any records, but according to our SiteMeter, Tholepin is averaging 96 page views per day. Considering the weighty material in these pages, not too bad. These graphs indicate the interest is well beyond Kodiak Island. Juneau and D.C. hits were especially interesting. Are the Maryland hits coming from our potential new NMFS Director Eric Schwaab? Too good to be true? He might be an honest man. Come on...it could happen.
Keep yer flippers wet.
7 comments:
When I said this is important work you do, I meant it. You are linked on at least 4 Alaskan blogs now... that is OUR part. To help bring more eyes to this set of problems.
Go well, neighbor, and go safe.
Your work/time is well appreciated. Many new viewers are paying attention to this most disturbing fishing practice. A new year is upon us and the countdown to the 2010 version of rape, pilage, and plunder. Trawlers begin their whole scale slaughter on Jan. 20th. Keep the focus on these guys... it is making a difference.
Just received my 2008 IPHC Annual Report in the mail. Halibut bycatch and mortality limits explained. Figures show limits in the GOA/BSAI for both trawl and fixed gear fleets. No surprise, trawl sector received 2,000 tons for the combined GOA fisheries and BSAI trawl received 3,400 tons. Fixed gear fleet received 300 tons for all GOA fisheries and 833 tons for BSAI fisheries. Now, the play is in motion from trawl sector to gain additional halibut PSC in the GOA so trawl sector may fully utilize flatfish TAC. Trawlers are leaving much stranded flatfish TAC because of shutdown trigger on halibut. When does the greed of these folks end? Bycatch and reworking the observer program will be tackled next through the council process. Stand up and be heard, make a stand against this villainist way of fishing. Our ocean habitat and fish stocks demand our responsible stewardship. demand to
The stranded flatfish is a false argument. Fish left in the sea don't hurt anything. To destroy a incredible resource so you can harvest nearly valueless trash fish would be a joke if it weren't a tragedy. Draggers make little to nothing on flatfish, they make flatfish trips pay with "bycatch" like cod or sablefish. Lies. Just lies. If you tell a lie often enough, it sounds true. Ask Ted Stevens.
Good bloggin
The stranded fish argument is BS. The Canadians cut their halibut bycatch to less than a third of the previous years level while catching ALL their allotted trawl catch in all species.
The trick was individual bycatch caps, the ability to shut down bad performers right away and 100% observer coverage.
They would rather lie and waste everyone else's fish.
Right on the mark. Individual bycatch caps, 100% observer coverage. Perfect.
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