Herring runs

[Young Salt]

Why do the russians travel halfway around the world to take our herring? Did their fisheries already collapse on them? Are other closer fisheries too wise to let them in? What do we get in return for letting them fish here? Are the powers that be selling us out?

Why aren't they american - or at least canadian boats selling them to the russian market?

[spence]

I believe the Russia ships are after sea herring, not the alwives/bluebacks etc...

-spence

[Young Salt]

you are right, atlantic herring is what they are AFTER. Do they throw back EVERY bycatch river herring? Even if they do how much damage does it do to a herring to be netted, boated, sorted, then tossed back.


Atlantic herring are important forage for large stripers. River herring don't seem to be doing very well, if the atlantic herring become overfished what impact will that have on your fishing, in terms of both the size and numbers.

The Ship is right off jamestown, not out in the ocean, so it means that atlantic herring are still generally inshore. Less bait there will make it less attractive to stripers.

[basswipe]

The ship(s) off Jamestown is(are) factory ship(s).The fish are caught by locals and are in turn processed on the ships.The Russians themselves aren't doing any fishing,only processing.Its about supply and demand.And politics of course.