quote:Originally posted by beemer
Hey fish4all , The point I was trying to make was that herring is a base food for many species ,seabirds, dolphins, porpoises, striped bass, seals, sea lions, whales, sharks, dog fish, tuna, cod, salmon, and halibut. Overharvest herring and the whole food chain collapses, as we are witnessing before our very eyes.
As the top predators on the food chain we have a responsibility not to overharvest and be too greedy. Might have a hard time selling that to the owner of the Pacific herring Fishery Fleet , Jimmy Pattison.