{"id":8395,"date":"2020-08-29T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=8395"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:24:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T20:24:39","slug":"study-suggests-industry-would-benefit-from-a-complete-closure-of-some-fisheries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/study-suggests-industry-would-benefit-from-a-complete-closure-of-some-fisheries\/","title":{"rendered":"Study suggests industry would benefit from a complete closure of some fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roy\u00a0 L Hales<\/p>\n

Fishing communities, like the one that once existed on Cortes Island, are becoming memories. The Cortes Museum lists 28 independent fishing boats based at one of island\u2019s docks during the 1970s<\/a>. Twenty years ago, 5 were still returning to Mansons Landing. By 2016 this number had shrunk to 2 boats and neither of them fished Cortes waters. While this decline may partially reflect the shift towards large corporate fishing fleets,\u00a0a new UBC study states a quarter of Canada\u2019s fish stocks are in decline<\/a>\u00a0and the industry would benefit from a complete closure of fishing for some species.<\/p>\n

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photo credit: Fishermen on Cortes Island\u00a9 by Thea Block<\/p><\/div>\n

The authors point to the rebound of\u00a0Norway\u2019s herring stocks<\/a>, which came close to the point of extinction in the 1980s but are now flourishing, as an example of what can be accomplished.<\/p>\n

After the stocks are replenished, fishermen will be able to take a larger harvest.<\/p>\n

The authors also suggest the federal government implement economic and social assistance programs to help the estimated 5,000 fishermen, who would lose their jobs, find alternative sources of income.<\/p>\n

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