The nights are getting longer, or is it the days are getting shorter, or is it both?
Still in the warm trend up here, quite nice at the moment, we will have to re acclimatize to the cold when it hits.
This week has seen several reports of the drop or decline in catches of turbot, salmon and the decline of the George River Caribou herd.
Many reasons for these drops but as the reports say human activity is one, maybe time for a rethinking on harvest levels.
Then again the turbot fishery further north contrast with what is happening on this part of the Labrador coast.
It still depresses me when I spend time down at the dock in summer months. Gone is the hustle and bustle of yesteryear [not that long ago], dozens of people working inside and outside the fish plant [some times 3 shifts], boats off loading, always something going on.
Now it is almost devoid of any activity. People site on the edge of the wharf chatting and just hanging out, some for the cool breeze, other there seeing what is going on with recreation boaters coming and going.
Some call it progress, I see it as regress, or perhaps congress.
2 comments:
I agree, life is changing for many people.
I often look at the St John's web cam site, and often there's hardly any boats in the harbour.
Agreed, there has to be something set in place to either revitalize stocks. I would imagine, if this was ever to come into effect, that there would be a more strict hunting/fishing guidelines...or a 5 year freeze/ban. Have both the Provincial and Nunatsiavut Governments initiate a bylaw. Maybe even get the other two aboriginal groups to join.
As for the Caribou, the Provincial Government could easily enforce bylaws for out-of-province(rs)that they cannot hunt or fish here...especially those annoying Quebec Innu who think they own Labrador and can do what ever they like.
By the way things are going, the Salmon and Caribou situation will be that of Newfoundlands Cod Fishery.
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