off the coast of me captain Daniel fillings crew dipped into cold Atlantic
fillings crew dipped into cold Atlantic
fillings crew dipped into cold Atlantic waters to retrieve a treasure that flows
waters to retrieve a treasure that flows
waters to retrieve a treasure that flows like liquid soil these fish may look
like liquid soil these fish may look
like liquid soil these fish may look nondescript but they are a veritable
nondescript but they are a veritable
nondescript but they are a veritable linchpin of the world’s oceans
linchpin of the world’s oceans
linchpin of the world’s oceans they are Eric
under the waves herring school together
under the waves herring school together in numbers that seemed to boggle the
in numbers that seemed to boggle the
in numbers that seemed to boggle the imagination so many that scientists
imagination so many that scientists
imagination so many that scientists struggled to get an accurate count of
struggled to get an accurate count of
struggled to get an accurate count of their total population they are a major
their total population they are a major
their total population they are a major source of food for a multitude of the
source of food for a multitude of the
source of food for a multitude of the world’s marine animals that scooped the
world’s marine animals that scooped the
world’s marine animals that scooped the month with open mouths or pick the one
month with open mouths or pick the one
month with open mouths or pick the one by one from the water or stun them with
by one from the water or stun them with
by one from the water or stun them with a flick of the tail for some species
a flick of the tail for some species
a flick of the tail for some species herring are the staff of life humans to
herring are the staff of life humans to
herring are the staff of life humans to have been fishing herring for centuries
have been fishing herring for centuries
have been fishing herring for centuries perhaps millennia
perhaps millennia
perhaps millennia most of these fish harvested in the
most of these fish harvested in the
most of these fish harvested in the Atlantic will go for lobster bait and
Atlantic will go for lobster bait and
Atlantic will go for lobster bait and for animal food while others will be
for animal food while others will be
for animal food while others will be canned as sardines
canned as sardines
canned as sardines it seems this ubiquitous fish is a
it seems this ubiquitous fish is a
it seems this ubiquitous fish is a bountiful resource to be shared by all
bountiful resource to be shared by all
bountiful resource to be shared by all but some conservationists and even
but some conservationists and even
but some conservationists and even fishermen like Captain Dan are worried
fishermen like Captain Dan are worried
fishermen like Captain Dan are worried that humans may be taking more than
that humans may be taking more than
that humans may be taking more than their fair share of this ocean treasure
their fair share of this ocean treasure
their fair share of this ocean treasure the trawl is fish year-round they fish
the trawl is fish year-round they fish
the trawl is fish year-round they fish 24 hours a day if they can find fish and
24 hours a day if they can find fish and
24 hours a day if they can find fish and a lot of times they’ll steam for our
a lot of times they’ll steam for our
a lot of times they’ll steam for our days and days of not finding fish I
days and days of not finding fish I
days and days of not finding fish I think the Charla’s have mainly
think the Charla’s have mainly
think the Charla’s have mainly responsible for the depletion of Heron
responsible for the depletion of Heron
responsible for the depletion of Heron the concern centers on this method for
the concern centers on this method for
the concern centers on this method for fishing herring called
fishing herring called
fishing herring called pair trawling two ships to a net between
pair trawling two ships to a net between
pair trawling two ships to a net between them so large you could fit to Sydney
them so large you could fit to Sydney
them so large you could fit to Sydney Opera House’s inside so heavy the Nets
Opera House’s inside so heavy the Nets
Opera House’s inside so heavy the Nets can’t be pulled on deck
can’t be pulled on deck
can’t be pulled on deck and his contents are sucked into the
and his contents are sucked into the
and his contents are sucked into the ship with a vacuum supporters say it’s
ship with a vacuum supporters say it’s
ship with a vacuum supporters say it’s an effective way to harvest schools of
an effective way to harvest schools of
an effective way to harvest schools of herring detractors say the trawlers are
herring detractors say the trawlers are
herring detractors say the trawlers are depleting herring in some areas and
depleting herring in some areas and
depleting herring in some areas and inadvertently killing other species of
inadvertently killing other species of
inadvertently killing other species of fish and marine animals nothing bigger
fish and marine animals nothing bigger
fish and marine animals nothing bigger than one and a half or two inches fin
than one and a half or two inches fin
than one and a half or two inches fin escaped in that because of the mesh size
escaped in that because of the mesh size
escaped in that because of the mesh size the fishing pattern that the ship’s
the fishing pattern that the ship’s
the fishing pattern that the ship’s employ is much like plowing a field or
employ is much like plowing a field or
employ is much like plowing a field or vacuuming your carpet back and forth
vacuuming your carpet back and forth
vacuuming your carpet back and forth back and forth 24 hours a day until the
back and forth 24 hours a day until the
back and forth 24 hours a day until the individual schools are wiped out it may
individual schools are wiped out it may
individual schools are wiped out it may seem difficult to believe that such a
seem difficult to believe that such a
seem difficult to believe that such a populous fish could be wiped out but
populous fish could be wiped out but
populous fish could be wiped out but it’s happened before
it’s happened before
it’s happened before foreign fishing fleets collapsed herring
foreign fishing fleets collapsed herring
foreign fishing fleets collapsed herring stocks along the Atlantic seaboard in
stocks along the Atlantic seaboard in
stocks along the Atlantic seaboard in the 1970s population eventually bounced
the 1970s population eventually bounced
the 1970s population eventually bounced back and fishing resumed proponents of
back and fishing resumed proponents of
back and fishing resumed proponents of trawlers say there’s no hard evidence
trawlers say there’s no hard evidence
trawlers say there’s no hard evidence that hearing stocks are falling again
that hearing stocks are falling again
that hearing stocks are falling again and say the industry only takes about 10
and say the industry only takes about 10
and say the industry only takes about 10 percent of the Atlantic’s estimated
percent of the Atlantic’s estimated
percent of the Atlantic’s estimated population the conservationists worry
population the conservationists worry
population the conservationists worry about something called localized
about something called localized
about something called localized depletion when a species is wiped out of
depletion when a species is wiped out of
depletion when a species is wiped out of one particular area some tuna fishermen
one particular area some tuna fishermen
one particular area some tuna fishermen claimed that overfishing of herring by
claimed that overfishing of herring by
claimed that overfishing of herring by trawlers has already led to a serious
trawlers has already led to a serious
trawlers has already led to a serious drop in the local tuna that feed on them
drop in the local tuna that feed on them
drop in the local tuna that feed on them herring is a forage fish it’s eaten by
herring is a forage fish it’s eaten by
herring is a forage fish it’s eaten by other things in the system it’s part of
other things in the system it’s part of
other things in the system it’s part of a category of marine life that we think
a category of marine life that we think
a category of marine life that we think deserves special attention now because
deserves special attention now because
deserves special attention now because when you remove these essential pillars
when you remove these essential pillars
when you remove these essential pillars of the food chain there’s a tendency for
of the food chain there’s a tendency for
of the food chain there’s a tendency for other things around them to collapse
conservationists also worry the trawlers
conservationists also worry the trawlers are killing other species with their
are killing other species with their
are killing other species with their massive nets and we’re going to measure
massive nets and we’re going to measure
massive nets and we’re going to measure every 10 fish in a Massachusetts
every 10 fish in a Massachusetts
every 10 fish in a Massachusetts warehouse they searched for this
warehouse they searched for this
warehouse they searched for this so-called bycatch and a shipment of
so-called bycatch and a shipment of
so-called bycatch and a shipment of Harry and find some rogue fish
Harry and find some rogue fish
Harry and find some rogue fish so we’ve got a macro they believe
so we’ve got a macro they believe
so we’ve got a macro they believe however this end product doesn’t tell
however this end product doesn’t tell
however this end product doesn’t tell the whole story the trawlers may
the whole story the trawlers may
the whole story the trawlers may actually be dumping most if not all of
actually be dumping most if not all of
actually be dumping most if not all of their dead bycatch long before they get
their dead bycatch long before they get
their dead bycatch long before they get to the dock to unload the herring 27
to the dock to unload the herring 27
to the dock to unload the herring 27 another major problem is that these
another major problem is that these
another major problem is that these fishermen are allowed it’s perfectly
fishermen are allowed it’s perfectly
fishermen are allowed it’s perfectly legal for them to simply dump the
legal for them to simply dump the
legal for them to simply dump the contents of an entire net without ever
contents of an entire net without ever
contents of an entire net without ever pumping it on board if they have reason
pumping it on board if they have reason
pumping it on board if they have reason to believe it’s fish they either don’t
to believe it’s fish they either don’t
to believe it’s fish they either don’t want or shouldn’t have conservation
want or shouldn’t have conservation
want or shouldn’t have conservation groups have tried to monitor the
groups have tried to monitor the
groups have tried to monitor the trawlers but it’s difficult to do from a
trawlers but it’s difficult to do from a
trawlers but it’s difficult to do from a farm in this video you can see dozens of
farm in this video you can see dozens of
farm in this video you can see dozens of endangered pilot whales following a pair
endangered pilot whales following a pair
endangered pilot whales following a pair of trawlers to feast on hearing
of trawlers to feast on hearing
of trawlers to feast on hearing but only a handful of official observers
but only a handful of official observers
but only a handful of official observers are ever actually on the ships to
are ever actually on the ships to
are ever actually on the ships to monitor what’s going on instead trawlers
monitor what’s going on instead trawlers
monitor what’s going on instead trawlers are supposed to report their bycatch
are supposed to report their bycatch
are supposed to report their bycatch voluntarily we really don’t know what’s
voluntarily we really don’t know what’s
voluntarily we really don’t know what’s being thrown overboard on these ships
being thrown overboard on these ships
being thrown overboard on these ships here on the East Coast
here on the East Coast
here on the East Coast these boats carry observers less than
these boats carry observers less than
these boats carry observers less than three percent at the time this is sort
three percent at the time this is sort
three percent at the time this is sort of the honor system of fisheries
of the honor system of fisheries
of the honor system of fisheries management or as I like to call it the
management or as I like to call it the
management or as I like to call it the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy collar
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy collar
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy collar spokesman vehemently denied that there
spokesman vehemently denied that there
spokesman vehemently denied that there secretly dumping illegal catch and say
secretly dumping illegal catch and say
secretly dumping illegal catch and say their nets are designed to allow larger
their nets are designed to allow larger
their nets are designed to allow larger prey to escape off the sides
but captain Dan who is worked on a
but captain Dan who is worked on a trawler says bycatch is indeed a serious
trawler says bycatch is indeed a serious
trawler says bycatch is indeed a serious problem
problem
problem since char nets are so massive
since char nets are so massive
since char nets are so massive everything caught inside them usually
everything caught inside them usually
everything caught inside them usually suffocates from the crush of bodies I
suffocates from the crush of bodies I
suffocates from the crush of bodies I see a lot of waste in mid-water trawl
see a lot of waste in mid-water trawl
see a lot of waste in mid-water trawl and a lot of bycatch issues a whale will
and a lot of bycatch issues a whale will
and a lot of bycatch issues a whale will not rip through a trawl net and a
not rip through a trawl net and a
not rip through a trawl net and a mid-water trawl net they get caught up
mid-water trawl net they get caught up
mid-water trawl net they get caught up in the vacuum of the net there’s no way
in the vacuum of the net there’s no way
in the vacuum of the net there’s no way out of that one from and they’ll
out of that one from and they’ll
out of that one from and they’ll suffocate they can’t come to the surface
suffocate they can’t come to the surface
suffocate they can’t come to the surface because the boat is towing them around
because the boat is towing them around
because the boat is towing them around he now prefers a potentially less
he now prefers a potentially less
he now prefers a potentially less lucrative less intense method of fishing
lucrative less intense method of fishing
lucrative less intense method of fishing herring in a boat called a purse seine
herring in a boat called a purse seine
herring in a boat called a purse seine then the per se if you’ve got bycatch
then the per se if you’ve got bycatch
then the per se if you’ve got bycatch then you can release the bycatch in a
then you can release the bycatch in a
then you can release the bycatch in a pauper’s to now will generally go
pauper’s to now will generally go
pauper’s to now will generally go through the net America’s commercial
through the net America’s commercial
through the net America’s commercial fisheries are controlled by regional
fisheries are controlled by regional
fisheries are controlled by regional management boards the Pugh Environment
management boards the Pugh Environment
management boards the Pugh Environment Group is leading a campaign to have the
Group is leading a campaign to have the
Group is leading a campaign to have the herring quotas reassessed and to limit
herring quotas reassessed and to limit
herring quotas reassessed and to limit and closely monitor pair trawlers or
and closely monitor pair trawlers or
and closely monitor pair trawlers or mini herring maybe small fish but
mini herring maybe small fish but
mini herring maybe small fish but they’re part of a large problem we’ve
they’re part of a large problem we’ve
they’re part of a large problem we’ve become so efficient at fishing that we
become so efficient at fishing that we
become so efficient at fishing that we may be imperiling all ocean life what
may be imperiling all ocean life what
may be imperiling all ocean life what marine scientists worldwide are telling
marine scientists worldwide are telling
marine scientists worldwide are telling us is is that we are essentially
us is is that we are essentially
us is is that we are essentially vacuuming the world’s oceans of much of
vacuuming the world’s oceans of much of
vacuuming the world’s oceans of much of the life that they contend the
the life that they contend the
the life that they contend the management regimes which are in place
management regimes which are in place
management regimes which are in place for these fish which impose quotas on
for these fish which impose quotas on
for these fish which impose quotas on how many can be taken out of the water
how many can be taken out of the water
how many can be taken out of the water really don’t take into account anything
really don’t take into account anything
really don’t take into account anything else they don’t take into account the
else they don’t take into account the
else they don’t take into account the needs of seabirds or whales or marine
needs of seabirds or whales or marine
needs of seabirds or whales or marine mammals or other fish
many believe that when it comes to this
many believe that when it comes to this important world resource we need to take
important world resource we need to take
important world resource we need to take our fair share but nothing more
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