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On a tangent, there's a lot of overfishing leading to depletion. Sooner or later, countries need to start banning big wild fishing. Another reason to ban is t
by Joakal 8y ago
On a tangent, there's a lot of overfishing leading to depletion.
Sooner or later, countries need to start banning big wild fishing.
Another reason to ban is that it's hard to monitor catching practices. Some catching practices wipe out whole ecosystems in one sweep, including taking endangered fishes, seals, etc. The boats will know they will get in trouble for keeping it and will throw them back in water, but not all of them will be alive.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-22/global-fish-stocks-under-threat-from-illegal-fishing/9276394 https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-12-22/global-fish-sto...
On a side note: I wish the Australian government will have the balls to stop Japanese military from escorting Japanese whalers in Australian waters: https://www.news.com.au/world/japanese-navy-sent-to-assist-whaling-vessels-repel-protesters/news-story/9a16006ca5ff7d6b94f8b5c0e51db530 https://www.news.com.au/world/japanese-navy-sent-to-assist-w... Australia gets no royalty from whales hunted within its waters by Japanese government!
- steve19 8y agoIf its outside Australia's EEZ there is nothing they can do legally. An illegal military confrontation is the last thing anyone needs. The whole South China Sea issue is over this right to navigate freely outside a EEZ (and that man made islands don't count towards an EEZ)
- Joakal 8y agoWell, that sucks. Surely there's oil rigs, etc outside of EEZ, does that mean anyone can set it up without approvals?
- steve19 8y agoThose are governed by international agreements and treaties, but if the Continental Shelf extends further than 200 NM (the EEZ) then states still have rights up to 350 NM for mineral and hydrocarbon extraction. I am not sure what happens further out than 350 NM but I am sure there is some UN agreement on that too. Not sure if any drilling takes place more than 350 NM.