Bad news for fishermen and fish eaters

[bdgan]

If the world continues at its current rate of fishing, there will be no fish left by 2050

Ocean Fish Stocks on “Verge of Collapse,” Says IRIN Report

The world’s ocean fish stocks are “on the verge of collapse,” according to a special report from IRIN. Already small fishers in poor countries are reeling, turning to ever-more destructive [...]

www.newsecuritybeat.org

 

[LionDeNittany]

If the world continues at its current rate of fishing, there will be no fish left by 2050

Ocean Fish Stocks on “Verge of Collapse,” Says IRIN Report

The world’s ocean fish stocks are “on the verge of collapse,” according to a special report from IRIN. Already small fishers in poor countries are reeling, turning to ever-more destructive [...]

www.newsecuritybeat.org

Soylent Green is People!

 

[ralphster]

Too many humans on this planet

 

[The Spin Meister]

If the world continues at its current rate of fishing, there will be no fish left by 2050

Ocean Fish Stocks on “Verge of Collapse,” Says IRIN Report

The world’s ocean fish stocks are “on the verge of collapse,” according to a special report from IRIN. Already small fishers in poor countries are reeling, turning to ever-more destructive [...]

www.newsecuritybeat.org

Now wait a minute. By 2050 we will all be under water. There will be far fewer people eating fish. And there will be far more water for the fish to do their fishy thingy and make more fish. And they will be feeding on all our corpses. The fish will be eating us in a feast of revenge!🐠🐟🐠🦈🐋🐬🐳

 

[Obliviax]

I just read Mrs. Paul took an early retirement package. Long John Silver is changing his name to Short John Bronze.

 

[Ct. Lion]

I don't find much that comes from the U.N. as particularly accurate but there are some points in the IRIN article that are true. That there will be no fish by 2050 is not one of them but some countries are doing a lousy job of protecting stocks and will continue to damage their fisheries.
Our Atlantic coast fisheries is managed by both the Federal government and the State's fisheries units with quotas on all of the species that have a commercial market. This management is for both the sport fisheries and commercial fisheries with regulations for each having to do with both size and possession limits. Not perfect but it does help to be paying attention to what is going on.
One mention that was right on was the disposition of by-catch which is usually by just tossing it dead over-board. By-catch is usually characterized by identifying it as species having no commercial value but in reality it is most often under-sized specimens of the target species which decimates various year classes of that species ruining future catches.
Finding a use for by-catch and including them in the total catch possession limit would do a few things. Commercial draggers and netters would be more scrupulous in how they would capture their haul such that more legal sized specimens and less under-sized would be captured. One solution is to prohibit dragging and netting in shallow waters and nursery habitat where under-sized specimens are predominant and force these commercials out to the deeper depths where legal sized specimens predominate.
Small specimens too small to filet could be gutted and beheaded in two simple cuts and the whole body then ground up into a protein mix and formed into a fish cake. I have done this myself with species like croaker and whiting using a meat grinder and then run the grind through an electric mixer for a finer mix. Add some fish cake spices, vacuum seal packaging, and freeze.
Anyway, the title of the article is hyperbole and click bait, which was successful in baiting me into reading it all, and it does raise a concern which all of us on the sport fishing side of things worry about too.

 

[Obliviax]

I don't find much that comes from the U.N. as particularly accurate but there are some points in the IRIN article that are true. That there will be no fish by 2050 is not one of them but some countries are doing a lousy job of protecting stocks and will continue to damage their fisheries.
Our Atlantic coast fisheries is managed by both the Federal government and the State's fisheries units with quotas on all of the species that have a commercial market. This management is for both the sport fisheries and commercial fisheries with regulations for each having to do with both size and possession limits. Not perfect but it does help to be paying attention to what is going on.
One mention that was right on was the disposition of by-catch which is usually by just tossing it dead over-board. By-catch is usually characterized by identifying it as species having no commercial value but in reality it is most often under-sized specimens of the target species which decimates various year classes of that species ruining future catches.
Finding a use for by-catch and including them in the total catch possession limit would do a few things. Commercial draggers and netters would be more scrupulous in how they would capture their haul such that more legal sized specimens and less under-sized would be captured. One solution is to prohibit dragging and netting in shallow waters and nursery habitat where under-sized specimens are predominant and force these commercials out to the deeper depths where legal sized specimens predominate.
Small specimens too small to filet could be gutted and beheaded in two simple cuts and the whole body then ground up into a protein mix and formed into a fish cake. I have done this myself with species like croaker and whiting using a meat grinder and then run the grind through an electric mixer for a finer mix. Add some fish cake spices, vacuum seal packaging, and freeze.
Anyway, the title of the article is hyperbole and click bait, which was successful in baiting me into reading it all, and it does raise a concern which all of us on the sport fishing side of things worry about too.

the whole thing seems fishy.

 

[GreggK]

Same ole playbook by the same ole people on this thread.

 

[BOSCO2]

Too many humans on this planet

Looking for volunteers.

 

[87 Penn St8]

Looking for volunteers.

seems like we are in a period where there appears to be a clearance sale. Me, my wife and son are going to enjoy a Covid Christmas 🎄...all good so far for us. We clear on 12/26. Only wife is really affected. I've been symptom free...which I guess is my "present"!

 

[Obliviax]

Looking for volunteers.

 

[Lattner]

Just change the name of Catfish to Rock Flounder or Northern Roughy.
Problem solved.

 

[BBG65]

Too many humans on this planet

This is the root cause of many of our problems and it will continue to get worse. No solution in sight.

 

[northwoods]

Too many humans on this planet

Certainly too many selfish, dumb, humans on this planet who refuse to acknowledge and act upon global warming. That said (and truly believed), I'm always a little wary of communications that come out of any arm of the United Nations as they often seem to go somewhat overboard with shock value statements.

 

[Ward Hog]

It must be global warming! or Covid! or the Chinese! or maybe Trump! or too many people eating too many fish. I certainly don't contribute to this problem as fish are one thing I do not eat in much quantity.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Too many humans on this planet

Certainly too many selfish, dumb, humans on this planet who refuse to acknowledge and act upon global warming. That said (and truly believed), I'm always a little wary of communications that come out of any arm of the United Nations as they often seem to go somewhat overboard with shock value statements.

If you had children you are part of the problem....not the solution.

 

[doofis]

Zero Population Growth was my/our sole reason for "stopping" at two children.

That was back when i had hope for the world - and "thought and acted globally".

Pfft. What a joke (e.g. our southern "border"). I should have had a big, beautiful family like all my Amish neighbors.