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Large does matter in marketing and preserving lobster stocks
By Alain Meuse
It stands to reason that if you remove the adult population of a species, sooner or later there won't be any progeny and down the line the species will die out.
There is a growing fear among fishery biologists and environmentalists that species such as whales, sharks, swordfish, tunas etc. are disappearing due to overfishing of the adult species.
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The need for protecting these large animals is very much in the minds of fisheries managers around the globe and lobsters should be on the list.
Doug Pezzack, DFO Halifax, made a presentation to the LFA 34 Lobster Advisory Committee meeting in mid-April in Yarmouth in which he put forth the pros and cons of conserving large males and females of Homaris Americanus.
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Big ambition
Tom Rideout leaves quietly but casts a long shadow
By Craig Westcott
It's funny how history repeats itself, especially when it comes to politicians.
The first time Tom Rideout retired from politics, back in 1991, he had some things to say which sounded real familiar when he chucked it in again this past June.
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Back then, Rideout was just turning 43, but already had 16 years under his belt as the Member of the House of Assembly for Baie Verte - White Bay. More to the point, he was just coming off two years as Opposition leader, after leading the Progressive Conservatives to defeat in the 1989 general election. He could smell a challenge to his leadership brewing and he wanted to avoid a fight.
If there was one thing he would like to be remembered for, Rideout told the Telegram's Pat Doyle, it was his work for the district. |
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Atlantic Wild Salmon What's Wrong?
By Josh Pennell
In 1992, the same year the moratorium on cod fish devastated outport communities in Atlantic Canada, a moratorium was also placed on commercial fishing of Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland and Labrador. For about 30 years, the number of Atlantic salmon returning to rivers of the province from the ocean has been declining. Sixteen years after the implementation of the fishing ban, return rates are still dropping and the reasons why remain unknown.
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The 2007 Stock Assessment for Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Salmon, as published by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), marks last year as one of the worst, if not the worst, year on record for return rates of salmon to the rivers of the province. The conclusions of that report simply state that advice on why numbers are so low, and what to do about it, is hindered by DFO's inability to understand the causes of low salmon survival at sea.
Chuck Bourgeois is a salmonid specialist with DFO in St. John's. While scientists have their suspicions, he says exactly what is happening to the fish once they hit saltwater is still something of a mystery. |
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