Over Fishing - USA

Oct 2003
Alaska's rich waters are famous for their plentiful supply of fish. But now overfishing is threatening to destroy this precious ecosystem.

The Gulf of Alaska is home to the magnificent Stellar Sea Lion -- a mammal who for centuries has lived from this 'sea of plenty'. But as over-fishing has spiralled out of control, the sea lions can no longer find food.The decline of the Stellar Sea Lion has prompted the introduction of tougher fishing regulations in an attempt to halt a worldwide crisis. However local fisheries have been angered by the move which threatens their livelihood. Environmentalists see things differently. "The fishermen will put themselves out of business if they continue," alleges Ken Stump "if we remove fewer fish now then we will have more for the indefinite future." To make matters worse, fishermen who have spent years carefully controlling certain species such as wild salmon are finding themselves ousted from the market with the introduction of cheaper 'farmed' fish. They are struggling to keep afloat "We are trying to live through this. We will not be giving up."

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[trakkaton]

Capitalism is a murder machine.

Capitalism is an externalization cost escalation machine.

Capitalism is thriving when it is creating problems.

[Sharksaver]

The market is being flooded from South America , Norway and SE Asia.

Responsible aqauculture is part of the solution. No take reserves are another.

[trakkaton]

@fishrcoolturtles2

You just made it obvious that you don't even have the knowledge to comment on the topic. There are and have been lots of people who live without government. To equate Yanomami with Khmer Rouge or the Nestor Machnow Movement with farmers in Namibia shows just how narrow your horizon is. That aside, capitalism is primary an economic, not a political system.

[fishrcoolturtles2]

@trakkaton ITS not true what you say... People are murder machines no matter what government.. Why you say this I don't know maybe you are crazy or stupid.

[StephanieLisaTara]

HAIKU

I hatch! Crawl! And swim!

Oh how I love my sweet life,

Please don’t hunt me.

—A Green Sea Turtle

[laurens890]

@RaNdY04gt Yea but you need feed to that fish. And where is that feed made from? Fish. It takes a lot of wild fish to feed farmed fish

[Sikus1965]

STOP NETTING NOW!!!!!!!!! Fish with rod and reel ONLY! The way is should be!

[KVLai]

Just one simple equation. All you have to do is remove the unproductive sea lion & there'll be more fish around to fish. Less fish eating creatures around, more fish for humans. Ha Ha Ha.

[FortMacDude]

dumb americans

[steal310]

coming from brittish faggats im not suprised

[FXThug]

@RaNdY04gt because its expensive

[RaNdY04gt]

why not just start a darn fish farm. your able to produce your own fish