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My grandfather lived in a time when commercial hunting went from viable to being outlawed --- I was worried that my children might live in a time when commercia
by WillAdams 2mo ago
My grandfather lived in a time when commercial hunting went from viable to being outlawed --- I was worried that my children might live in a time when commercial fishing ceases to be tenable, but now that seems a near certainty.
Consider that we now have more tons of ships in the sea than there are bony fish:
https://what-if.xkcd.com/33/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/33/
- buildsjets 2mo agoNow I drive my downeaster "Alexa" More and more miles from shore every year Since they told me I can't sell no stripers And there's no luck in swordfishing here I was a bayman like my father was before Can't make a living as a bayman anymore There ain't much future for a man who works the sea But there ain't no island left for islanders like me.