"More than 30 academics from Dalhousie and Saint Mary's universities stood at the corner of Spring Garden Road and Robie Street in Halifax to protest Canada's opposition to a proposed on dragging."
Last time I was in Dutch Harbor, this 32 footer was about half of the locally owned boats.
Of course, we're talking bottom trawling here. Dragging very large and heavy fishing tackle weighing tons over the ocean floor. And, the U.
N. proposal is for the High Seas, the no-mans land beyond 200 miles of every nations' shore line.
Canadian fishermen don't need to worry, at the present, any more than U.
S. fishermen do. But this proposal, aimed mostly at the sea-mounts of the world's oceans, sure looks like the anti-dragging movement is getting a leg up.
It's always a fight it seems. Industry vs environment and everyone else. But in Boston there is a conference going on that stresses collaboration between scientists and fishermen.
"ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, comprising marine scientists from around the world, is hosting a five-day symposium focusing on integrating commercial fishing and ecosystem conservation. Steve Cadrin of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth advocates an even more holistic approach to collaborative research.
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