Now you are opening up a can of worms with bycatch. Although nice in concept, do you have any idea what a nightmare for enforcement it would be if bycatch is allowed to be landed? Or what a process to set up and pay for a system would be? If you think there are few tuna now, wait until everyone starts landing them. By-catch is a necessary evil in commercial fishing. Ask any Maine lobsterman what he thinks about allowing trawlers to land lobsters as "bycatch".
Man catches 881-pound tuna, seized by feds
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^post above. All of the sudden people will be "by-catching" tuna on accident like crazy....
As for the fishermen.. I would call bull on him not knowing... it's just as excuse, imo. If the guy did or didn't know the law, called it in and had a permit or many permits (which would indicate to me he should have known) and what not then great he shouldn't get charged for anything. However I don't think the tuna should be allowed to be kept the rules and regulations are in place for a reason and enforcement should be kept up, allowing him to keep it would open up a can of worms. I do think its a shame for the tuna. As for it being wasted - I frankly think it should be returned to the ocean where other marine life can feast upon it, I personally don't view that as a waste (of course those who are interested in money would..). Sustainable fishing and better enforcement of regulations is the way to go, imo.
As for the fishermen.. I would call bull on him not knowing... it's just as excuse, imo. If the guy did or didn't know the law, called it in and had a permit or many permits (which would indicate to me he should have known) and what not then great he shouldn't get charged for anything. However I don't think the tuna should be allowed to be kept the rules and regulations are in place for a reason and enforcement should be kept up, allowing him to keep it would open up a can of worms. I do think its a shame for the tuna. As for it being wasted - I frankly think it should be returned to the ocean where other marine life can feast upon it, I personally don't view that as a waste (of course those who are interested in money would..). Sustainable fishing and better enforcement of regulations is the way to go, imo.
^ good one, i would be ok with dumping it in the ocean so the scavengers can feast also
but i'm also ok if it was sold and the money goes to the right people to continue to regulate these kinds of things
only loser is the tuna though
but i'm also ok if it was sold and the money goes to the right people to continue to regulate these kinds of things
only loser is the tuna though
This guy is not the reason, you are grossly missinformed. There is an entire industry out there! The people that afford this industry are not this guy who just wants to feed his family. American fishing industry is very tightly regulated. I would point my fingers at japan and the developing world. Salt water populations as fragile as they are aren't yet as effected by fishing and development as many freshwater species. Just look at lake Victoria.
Thank you....Point a big finger at those who have tons of tuna stored away in deep freeze as the culprits in the demise of a fish species.
I didn't really know much about this even up until my last post but a quick google is quite enlightening:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_bluefin_tuna
Its amazing look at this quote- "farming is one of the most serious threats to the species. The bluefin's slow growth and late sexual maturity compound its problems. The Atlantic population has declined by nearly 90 percent since the 1970s."
amazing. and sad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_bluefin_tuna
Its amazing look at this quote- "farming is one of the most serious threats to the species. The bluefin's slow growth and late sexual maturity compound its problems. The Atlantic population has declined by nearly 90 percent since the 1970s."
amazing. and sad.
Right,and that is not really farming as the fish are simply captured and held in area where they are fattened up.There is no breeding and reproduction taking place.
