Bounty Of The Sea
Found in a thread on MetaFilter about the Central California Salmon collapse.
“[once upon a time there were] cod shoals “so thick by the shore that we hardly have been able to row a boat through them.” There were six- and seven-foot-long codfish weighing as much as 200 pounds. There were great banks of oysters as large as shoes. At low tide, children were sent to the shore to collect 10-, 15-, even 20-pound lobsters with hand rakes for use as bait or pig feed. Eight- to 12-foot sturgeon choked New England rivers, and salmon packed streams from the Hudson River to Hudson’s Bay. Herring, squid and capelin (a small open-water fish seven inches long) spawning runs were so gigantic they astonished observers for more than four centuries”
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March 24th, 2008 at 7:39 am
The town I live in was once one of the world’s largest Tuna Fisheries (Charlie the Tuna was born just a few blocks from my house) and now there is nothing left.
I posted about the sushi swap last summer, except it was deer meat and not horse( Sushi Deer . The issue is the same though, the highest level predators are being fished out.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Sorry, I’m old. It was horse. Anyway. I don’t mean to hi-jack your post, but there are some really good books on the subject:
The Empty Ocean – Richard Ellis
Song For the Blue Ocean – Carl Safina
You might also be surprised to find out what it takes to get the very popular fish oil and omega 3 products to market.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Not even close to a highjack Jeffery. Thanks for the book recommendations.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Here is what a thread hijack looks like,
WE WANT AB3 PHOTOS!!!
March 24th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
HEHE. Working on that now.