How bad is it?

[Killerbug]

The worlds sea's are bleeding, lately scientists revealed that the worlds oceans today only contains 10% of the marine life, it
had 100 years ago. 

In my lifetime I have experienced(locally) several species of marine fish diminish to a level where it makes no sense fishing for them
anymore. 

How bad is it in the US? I have read that you have better regulations than in the EU, and even bag limits on some marine species?


http://endoftheline.com/

NB. I recommend watching the movie Endoftheline, especially if you are interested in the future generations of anglers.

[trishul]

intresting dvd if i had it my way just sink all c0mmercial fishing vessels in 180m 0f water that way in 5 years they will pay f0r what they t00k (l0ng term l0an) but just imagine all c0mmercial fishing was st0pped just f0r 3 years that w0uld help s0 much, pe0ple sh0uld start tuna farming i think they d0 it in australia

[CapeFish]

This film End of the Line has come under a lot of criticism from scientists as it was based on one study that subsequently has been shown to have got things a bit wrong. Nonetheles, the world's fish stocks are in an appaling state and there is not much room for complacency. The thing with the Australian tuna farming is that they are simply wild caught tuna that are reared in cages, don't think it is actually a breeding programme but I may be wrong?

[Killerbug]

Actually the Danish company Akva Group, have found a way to breed tuna in captivity, using land based ecological fish farms. 

Her a movie in English language on the subject.

http://www.aquacircle.org/default.aspx?pageid=231

[Killerbug]

This film End of the Line has come under a lot of criticism from scientists as it was based on one study that subsequently has been shown to have got things a bit wrong. Nonetheles, the world's fish stocks are in an appaling state and there is not much room for complacency. The thing with the Australian tuna farming is that they are simply wild caught tuna that are reared in cages, don't think it is actually a breeding programme but I may be wrong?

It's a propaganda movie so it will come under fire from the fishing industry's payed lobbyists , but it's propaganda in a god course.  And the movie is not based on one study, but several studies.  

Until recently the fisheries in Europe have received billions every year to destroy the worlds fishing grounds by trawling them into bits and pieces.  But this seems to have an end, from 2011 only aqua culture will receive subsidies in the EU.  

[Tile]

Aquaculture will be the only altermative and the obligatory one to commercial fishing. The problem is not limited to the seas and the freshwater environements suffer from this scurge. Solving this problem needs a multi-layer approach by limiting the size of the catch and the size of the fishing fleet and making the use on selective gear a legal obligation and stiff penalties for disrespecting it. The aquaculture has to become mandatory in the areas that have the possibilities for it.  Also for the people that inevitably become jobless as a result the reconversion programs should be available (converting to sportfishing related professions). Also the illegal fishing should be punished hard and swift.

[Killerbug]

@Tile

Agree, we can only hope that the EU will enforce a better fishing policy in the future.

[Irish Jigger]

The Japanese demand for Bluefin Tuna has decimated stocks in the North Sea, Norway and now Ireland due to the  "Ranching" of juvenile BFT in the Mediterannean.
Mitsubishi are deep freezing and hoarding thousands of tons of BFT as stocks decline and are forecast as become commercially extinct this year.
They were abundant in the North Sea until the 1960's and in Norway until the stocks collapsed in 1985.
A sports fishery existed in Ireland for these magnificent fish from 2000 until 2007 when they were no longer caught.
Fortunately they continue to thrive off the NE coast of the USA (as a separate stock to those in the Med .) but for how much longer?

[Killerbug]

I live in Copenhagen, and ten minutes ride from the main port we had a world class summer fishing for Bluefin until the mid 60's.  Here some pics from the glory days outside Copenhagen in the 50's   

[Alto Mare]

Nice shots Killerbug. Only a Senator winch could bring those monsters on the boat.

[Killerbug]

Hi, yes they used mostly Penns, but also local produced reels called Tuna. Other reels where Hardy Zane Grey  12/0 eller 14/0

The rods where Cuttyhunk classified rods made out of splitcane.  the Lines where made out of linen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linen





Here a Penn 16/0



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