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flatts 1-- hit the nail on the head. He covers just about all of it.
Sea herring; bluebacks; herring; atlantic herring; pickled herring; mustard & herring means the same. National Marine fishieres governs the fishery. The herring boats are not governed. They fish dicriminately with there mid water trawls with there by catch being COD; Haddock; Tuna; STRIPERS and what ever else that can not escape the net.They are suppose to have National Marine observers on board. Most of the time they don't.
Marine Fishieres claims that there are two seperate bio-masses of herring, inshore and offshore. Inshore is from 3miles to where ever. Offshore is Georges Bank. The only regulation that I know of is when the inshore herring are spawning they must go to the Georges Bank area
They depleted Europe and they will deplete our resouce if given the chance.
Anybody hear of the "COD WARS" ? It started with the depletion of herring in Holland, water front towns as big as New Bedford and Gloucester became ghost towns. They headed towards Iceland to fish for cod. they were met by Icelands Navey, one old scow and a bunch of armed fishing boats. The Holland fleet turned and ran. Iceland was first with the 200 mile limit.
I signed a petition in a locale tackle shop to keep the herring fleet 75 miles off shore and to have government observers on every trip. Has anyone seen that petition.
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