The BBC have a news article today reflecting on a conference in Washington, DC where the conclusions are that the fish supply is declining and threatening our own survival.
Quoting from the article: Bold is my emphasis.
David Conover, of Stony Brook University in New York found a two-fold change in productivity in Atlantic silversides within just four generations of fish.
"By selectively harvesting the largest fish, we end up changing the whole biology - not only growth rates, but egg size, fecundity, feeding behaviour," he said.
"The scary part is that when we stopped size-selective harvest, the biology didn't change back, it was permanent."
Around the world, in Sri Lanka recovery from the tsunami is slow. Rebuilding their life and livelihood will take time. The fishing industry is one that has been devastated.
The Boston Sunday Globe has an article on this today:
After some initial investigation, which shows that many areas are over-fished and that mafia-like organizations control boats in many communities, some groups are balking at simply replacing what was lost.
''We think people should take a closer look at fishing and see if they can make it more sustainable and more equitable," said Scott Faiia, CARE's director in Sri Lanka. He's not sure what that would entail, but he said his group is hesitant about ''simply replacing boats that were lost."
Given the fish supply these decisions will not be easy. If the fisherman do not get their boats back what do they do? Especially in an economy that is recovering?
What would Tom Peters advise? This is a re-imagine opportunity.
AJ Hoge's writing provides thoughtful advice.
The tsunami survivors have time to figure out what to do but I suspect that they are focusing on the basics: housing, food, water for daily survival. Then closely related to these efforts, how to sustain themselves. What work is available to provide income for sustenance?
In the fisherman's case, do they switch to raising cattle to provide meat? Is this a possible switch after generations of fishing; reading the sea, following the schools of fish to the sweet catching spots.
What would you do?
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