Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Salmon Overfishing
The Salmon in BC a few years ago was majorly depleted. The First Nations leaders warned the fisherman that they were overfishing and that it would wreck the ecosystem. Well, it kind of did wreck it. The numbers went down so significantly that we were not allowed to fish for salmon and most rivers were completly empty. Over the past few years, they have tried to fill the rivers again. Which came to be a success this year! We had the largest salmon run since 1913! People are still attempting to overfish the salmon though. They shouldn't, the ecosystem is very fragile and we need those fish! Also, the prices went down as much as 25% this year for the fish. Which is great 'cause I love Salmon!!!
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that's good (because Salmon is yummy), did they only rehabitate certain areas? is there a fine or anything for fishing for too much Salmon?
ReplyDeleteIs it only a specific species that came back?
Salmon with lemon and spices is extremely good.
ReplyDeleteSashimi FTW!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the increased salmon return will be a one time thing? If so, perhaps we will regret how we immediatly increase our fishing quotas rather than allowing more salmon to spawn for future years.
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