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Check out the Turbot War when we in Canada sent Navy ships to confront Spanish fishing vessesls in international waters illegally overfishing. Spain and Germany

Check out the Turbot War when we in Canada sent Navy ships to confront Spanish fishing vessesls in international waters illegally overfishing. Spain and Germany also sent warships. But Ireland and the UK didnt (foreshadowing the biggest gripe of Brexit?) Turbot/halibut is a type of fish. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War

masklinn 5y ago
International water is a somewhat different situation, this is within Argentina's exclusive economic zone. Also > But Ireland and the UK didnt Yes one can only wonder why the UK would side with Canada over the EU. > foreshadowing the biggest gripe of Brexit? Only the biggest nonense of the brexit nonsenses. Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars. In fact, the UK's hypocritical support of Canada in the conflict led Iceland to declare for Spain / the EU.
touisteur 5y ago
You mean, Turbot is a delicious type of fish. I'd understand sending in the navy. Especially since it is (iirc) a fish that stays down near the 'ground' so to fish them properly you need some specific kind of equipment or you destroy ecosystems?
- enriquto 5y ago
  on the other hand, it is one of the few species of fish that can be farmed effectively inland, and the farmed ones are just as delicious
  - touisteur 5y ago
    Oh, farmed turbot? I'll have to look at that, thanks.
mistrial9 5y ago
I find this part so telling : ... domestic and foreign overfishing had taken its toll. In the end, stocks of cod in and around Canada's EEZ were severely depleted. Reluctant to act at a time of declining political popularity, the federal government was finally forced to take drastic action in 1992 and a total moratorium was declared indefinitely for the Northern Cod. The TAC for both the Canadian EEZ and NAFO regulated area was based on Canadian scientific advice. This turned out to be wrong and the Northern cod stock collapsed in 1992, and has never recovered.[5] [5] Rose, Alex (2008). Who Killed the Grand Banks?. Toronto: Wiley. pp. 53–71. ISBN 978-0-470-15387-1. http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/human/policy/lawofthesea/caneez.htm http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/human/policy/lawofthesea/cane...

masklinn 5y ago

International water is a somewhat different situation, this is within Argentina's exclusive economic zone. Also > But Ireland and the UK didnt Yes one can only wonder why the UK would side with Canada over the EU. > foreshadowing the biggest gripe of Brexit? Only the biggest nonense of the brexit nonsenses. Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars. In fact, the UK's hypocritical support of Canada in the conflict led Iceland to declare for Spain / the EU.

touisteur 5y ago

You mean, Turbot is a delicious type of fish. I'd understand sending in the navy. Especially since it is (iirc) a fish that stays down near the 'ground' so to fish them properly you need some specific kind of equipment or you destroy ecosystems?

enriquto 5y ago
on the other hand, it is one of the few species of fish that can be farmed effectively inland, and the farmed ones are just as delicious
- touisteur 5y ago
  Oh, farmed turbot? I'll have to look at that, thanks.

mistrial9 5y ago

I find this part so telling : ... domestic and foreign overfishing had taken its toll. In the end, stocks of cod in and around Canada's EEZ were severely depleted. Reluctant to act at a time of declining political popularity, the federal government was finally forced to take drastic action in 1992 and a total moratorium was declared indefinitely for the Northern Cod. The TAC for both the Canadian EEZ and NAFO regulated area was based on Canadian scientific advice. This turned out to be wrong and the Northern cod stock collapsed in 1992, and has never recovered.[5] [5] Rose, Alex (2008). Who Killed the Grand Banks?. Toronto: Wiley. pp. 53–71. ISBN 978-0-470-15387-1. http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/human/policy/lawofthesea/caneez.htm http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/human/policy/lawofthesea/cane...