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In Newfoundland, where most of the young men who would have followed their fathers into the fishery have either left the island or entered other professions, there’s something new in the salty air of many of the old, neglected fishing towns: hope. 
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New England cod are now so depleted, Americans may need to learn to love a more plentiful fish.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
This whole story seems to have played out in slow motion from my perspective. Everything from the complaints from the wives of fishermen, the failure of Glouster fishermen to embrace a collective vision for management, etc., etc.
I recall discussions in the 1980s where this exact scenario that is before us was discussed. It has been a fantastic lesson in the need for more effective communication and a realization that we can't always save ourselves from ourselves. For those unawares, I suggest a great read Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World.
Enjoy the Maine (American) lobster catches while you can, New England. The energy and material flows that once bolstered these now nuked cod populations appears to have switched to now bolstering that "golden trap" of a fishery. Not a very bright future for our fishing families and working ports/harbors.
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U.S. economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine may wind up helping the Alaskan fishing industry.
At least that's the hope of those promoting "Just Say Nyet," a petition intended to get Congress to ban Russian seafood imports.
The U.S. imported $327 million in fish, crab and other seafood from Russia in 2013, less than 2% of total U.S. fishery imports, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
And Russia sells its catch for less money than U.S. fishermen do. "We're highly regulated, they're not," Hochbrueckner said. As a result, he argued, "the Russians end up selling at a lower price, but they can call it 'Alaska pollock.'"
Pat Shanahan, program director for Genuine Alaska Pollock, a trade association, says Americans are more likely to purchase seafood if they think it is from Alaska.
marianne.levine@latimes.com
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Here we go...never waste an international crisis to bolster your local business.
And here is the perspective from the other side:
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/agriculture-trade.xch
I wonder if the Alaskan folks would support increased imports from Norway. They are our ally and have done nothing wrong in this context. I mean, national security and justice are behind the Alaskan Seafood folks arguments, right?
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