-JonnyQuest-

What is your view on overfishing?

I've done tons of beach cleanups and what I saw most was microplastics and huge sections of nylon line/rope. It's definitely as drastic as people think.

https://www.caryinstitute.org/news-insights/blog-translational-ecology/nylon-rope-sea

Thanks for getting back to me!

" The “pre-approved” 2022 bycatch numbers for the Bering Sea trawl fleet set by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council are as follows:

Chinook Salmon bycatch: 45,700 fish (there is no hard cap for chums or other salmon)

Halibut bycatch: 5.48 million pounds (For the Gulf of Alaska: 3.76 million pounds)

Herring bycatch: 6 million pounds

Snow Crab (opilio): 5.99 million individuals (equal to 7.8 million pounds; the catch for crabbers is 5.6 million pounds)

Tanner Crab (bairdi): 3.07 million individuals (6,140,000 pounds; crabbers can take 1 million pounds)

Red King Crab: 80,160 individuals (520,000 pounds; the fishery is closed to crabbers for the first time in 25 years) "

These numbers are absolutely appalling.

I've had a lot of friends who I knew in Seattle that'd take those trawlers out to the Strait for a season and come back with stories man. But I had no idea that it was that bad... they have to understand the implications of those allotments. Is there a general acceptance for trawling among the fishing community up there?

Edit: proofreading

Vaas set the standard for FarCry antagonists too. You set the standard really high for that franchise for me. Hahah

That's really too bad. I'm sure that it affects your livelihood a lot too. It seems as though the economy has become too reliant upon the heavy demand for fish. I figured that you were of a more humble breed of fisherman. But I'm glad to hear that it's not just an accepted idea up there. We don't really hear much of anything beside the fishing and oil industries running an absolute and literal muck on Alaska. Consider me ignorant to Alaska, but I had the impression the majority of people were okay with those things. I have a lot to read up on. Thanks for your responses friend.