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They should ban these big trawlers. I read many years ago, the fishing fleet in the NE US was outdated, but Pres Carter provided subsidies in the 70s to modern
by jmclnx 4y ago
They should ban these big trawlers.
I read many years ago, the fishing fleet in the NE US was outdated, but Pres Carter provided subsidies in the 70s to modernize the fleet due to foreign competition.
The result was the same as what the Article mention for Alaska. Boom times for quite a while, then the crash which the NE is still working through.
The obsolete fleet provided more employment and was not as efficient, providing for some recovery on the ocean.
- Choco31415 4y agoDid the NE manage to address the fleet efficiency problem?
- jmclnx 4y agoNot sure what you are asking, but yes, many people upgraded their fleets due to the no/low interest loans provided in the 70s/80s. I do not know the state of the fleet now. But catches are very low compared to back then.
- floatrock 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_Atlantic_northwest_cod_fishery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_Atlantic_north... It was named Cape Cod for the plentiful fish back in the day.
- nradov 4y agoWhat matters is the total amount of fish caught, along with bycatch and other damage from lost fishing great (ghost nets). The size of the vessels doing the catching is irrelevant. Fisheries should be managed based on quotas and allowed fishing techniques rather than boat size. Larger vessels also tend to be safer for the crews.