On 23 Jun 2003 at 17:09, Jean-Louis Couturier wrote: > >National Geographic News February 26, 2002 The demand for fresh fish > >in homes and restaurants around the world is soaring at a time when > >well-established fisheries are becoming exhausted. To meet the > >demand, fishing boats are venturing into farther reaches of the > >ocean, guided by high-tech devices that include technologies > >originally developed for the Cold War. > > This is a growing concern of mine. In 1995, Spain and Canada had a > dispute about fishing and both countries had warships in the area > around the EEZ border. In times to come, this question will be partly > resolved by force and Canada won't be a player unless its navy is > renewed.
Sorry, but there are so many cross-connections between the ecosystems now being deverstated and the deeper sea ecosystems, that by the time they get far out unless it's very soon there won't BE that much in terms of sustainable fish stocks out there. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
