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marmar

(77,081 posts) Tue Oct 22, 2013, 09:23 AM Oct 2013

Canadian Pacific Fishermen Catch No Sardines in 2013

Commercial fishermen off the coast of British Columbia came home this fall without having caught a single sardine, an outcome that suggests a $32 million fishery has collapsed.

Half of the 50 commercial sardine licenses issued in British Columbia belong to First Nation natives. The fishery normally operates from July to November, but not this year.

“They’ve given up looking, pulled the plug,” confirmed Lorne Clayton, executive director of the Canadian Pacific Sardine Association. “It certainly was disappointing. It’s cost them time, fuel, and crew to go out and look, with no compensation.” .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/canadian_pacific_fishermen_catch_no_sardines_in_2013_20131021?ln

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Canadian Pacific Fishermen Catch No Sardines in 2013 (Original Post) marmar Oct 2013 OP

wow gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

Oops. hatrack Oct 2013 #2

As I remember it, sardine and anchovy fisheries were models of populations with huge swings HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #3

Just like they did regarding how capelin stock collapse would affect the Atlantic cod . . . hatrack Oct 2013 #4

I have trouble seeing any good in this report. n/t hootinholler Oct 2013 #5

youve been warned about this leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #7

k and r snagglepuss Oct 2013 #8

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

1. wow

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 10:27 AM

Oct 2013

hatrack

(59,587 posts)

2. Oops.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 10:30 AM

Oct 2013

Gosh, who could possibly have predicted this?

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

3. As I remember it, sardine and anchovy fisheries were models of populations with huge swings

Reply to hatrack (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 11:12 AM

Oct 2013

in the population dynamics course I took in grad school.

I think, awareness of that is why the Canadian fisheries officials are taking something of a wait and see attitude on what looks like a dramatic collapse.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)

4. Just like they did regarding how capelin stock collapse would affect the Atlantic cod . . .

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 11:29 AM

Oct 2013

The waited, and watched, and maintained or expanded the catch quotas, and saw that in a few years, the Atlantic cod population collapsed as well.

Wow, who knew?