[TomB]

Complete collapse of North Atlantic fishing predicted

Again?

Seems this same claim is made every few years.

[SkyPilot]

Normally, falling catches would drive some fishers out of business. But government subsidies actually encourage overfishing,

Ah, there it is again.

[Phantom Lord]

Complete collapse of North Atlantic fishing predicted

Again?

This is a total surprise to me. I thought it had already collapsed when we ran out of oil 30 years ago and billions starved to death due to "The Population Bomb."

[Thorn11cav]

The solution is simple....One reason for the lack of fish is habitat. Take the California coast, in the 50's and 60's you could go to Malibu Pier and you could sometimes catch Yellow Tail, large Halibut and other sport fish right from the pier. As a small child I saw a man catch a Halibut in the surf that was bigger than me !

Then Japanese kelp fisherman were permitted to harvest kelp off the California shore...result "bye bye fish". Today, you can catch NOTHING large or special off the coast.

HABITAT is the key.

1. Restrict foreign fishing to the 12 miles off shore.

2. Take debris like the WTC, old car bodies and create reefs offshore.

3. Set strict size limits with huge fines for violations.

Nature will replenish itself with 5-10 years. Fishing will be better than it ever was, and it will ALL BE OURS. CREATE A FISH FARM off America's coast...for America, by America. All other nations KEEP THE HELL OUT.

Our fish will return and flourish, an industry will provide food for America with just some instant commonsense.