Strategies Of Revamping Fishing

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Unit 9: Revamping Fishing Strategies
Curtis Meyer
Kaplan University

Revamping Fishing Strategies

Generation after generation gathered food off the land, people are continuing to practice this in our modern world today. Societies expressly continue to gather their own food as it provides an inexpensive, delightful tasting meal. One of the techniques of our historical past that is still in use today, that has been used for generation after generation is “netting” fish. Netting is a classic technique that has not faced as many revisions to its practice. It persists from one generation to the next due to the fact, that many do not understand it to be harmful to the environment; others may enjoy the idea of letting commercial fisheries catch large numbers of fish as it continues to keep some of Americans favorite meals low cost. Devastating fall out from neglectful thinking about netting will occur in the future if preservative action toward this way of life is not taken. Minimizing the use of nets in waterways will ensure salmon and other fish survive for many more generations to come, allowing this plentiful food source given to us by Mother Nature to be exploited and enjoyed by our future kin. With food sources now readily available, fishing with nets should be reevaluated as follows; who is allowed to fish with nets, what are their purposes, and how will this effect tributary fishing populations.

Fishing with the utilization of nets was one of the first techniques employed by Cromagnons (modern humans) for catching their food. An ancient site in East Timor suggest that the early humans utilized these fishing techniques in open water dating back more than 40,000 years (Balter ...

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...ade to ensure the successful future in cooperating with mother nature, to continue tor provide for everyone, as she has graciously done for many past generations.

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Einarsson S. M. & Gudbergsson G. (2013). The effects of the net fishery closure on angling catch in the River Hvı´ta´, Iceland. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2003, 10, 73–78
North West Indian Fisheries Commision, (2014) Treaties. Retrieved from: http://nwifc.org/member-tribes/treaties/
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. (2012). 2012-13 Co-Managers' list of Agreed Fisheries Olympia, WA Retrieved from: http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/tribal/2012-13agreement.pdf

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