A REPORT ON THE TRAGIC HERRING FISHERY - Salish Sea

[Jencourt]

Are Krill commercially fished locally? If so, then yes indeed that should stop.

A question I have been wondering as well?

I remember thinking about this as I was wondering how much local harvest took place quietly to feed the fish farms before Alex brought them to the foreground and the entire thing fell under more scrutiny?

I do not wish to turn this into another fish farm thread but it was at that time that I wondered if the harvest of krill coincided with lack of recovery of our Herring??

 

[trendsetter]

Are Krill commercially fished locally? If so, then yes indeed that should stop. Attacking the foundation of a house is lunacy. Same goes for the ecosystem. And if the krill are not fished locally, then the herring fishery is the activity that is attacking the foundation. Please read the following and links therein:-

http://science.time.com/2011/07/21/...fish-out-the-bottom-of-the-marine-food-chain/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_down_the_food_web

Yes, krill or (Euphausiid) are fished all over the BC coast. It's a relatively small fishery but it does exist.

http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/x...m?pg=view_notice&lang=en&DOC_ID=148128&ID=all