Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If I understand what I am told by my friends the populations are unlikely to recover. The cod fisheries have not recovered and research indicates that as the fish stocks are devastated there is rapid growth in other species which we do not kill but have the same diet as the cod. The cod's traditional feeding grounds are now populated by other non-exploited species and the hoped for re-growth of the cod stocks is not happening. Iceland have strict controls of fishing, there is a fishery officer on each boat I am told. Many years ago this was thought by many to be an unreasonable restriction but now Iceland's waters are the only traditional cod fishing grounds which still have sustainable cod stocks. Frank On 8 Jan, 2006, at 15:31, David Cochran wrote: > Check out the European discussion going on now. There are virtually > no "anchovies" ( anchoas) left to fish. Now the fishermen want the > government to help them find alternative jobs to feed their > families. Scientist were warning governments about overfishing this > species. They were rubbed off by saying that they were exaggerating > their case, that the "industry" was strong and there was great > revenues for the countries participating. Now they have no idea how > long it will take to have the population back to acceptable levels. > > Very sad indeed. > > peace > On Jan 8, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Frank Dernie wrote: > >> To steal a saying - they would say that wouldn't they. The problem >> with the fishing industry is that the fishermen are in denial. >> There has not been enough notice taken of the science in time. Now >> it is too late. The populations of the species of fish we like to >> eat have been so overfished that the level at which recovery >> could have taken place has been and gone. The massive cod >> fisheries are finished. The hope that a moratorium would result in >> stock recovery took place too late. The politicians never believe >> the specialists, they really do believe they are the right people >> to take the decisions despite knowing pretty well nothing about >> anything :-) >> Frank >> >> On 7 Jan, 2006, at 22:25, Ric Carter wrote: >> >>> Regrettably, ask the fishermen, and they say the problem for >>> their industry is over-regulation. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information