Eastmans is in a bind. If they don't go out, then people will go out on another charter. Eastmans will have accomplished nothing in saving the fishery and they end up losing money to make a statement. They will also lose their workers as they will find work elsewhere.If there is a ban, then everyone will be in the same situation of short term lost business but then it will help the fish stocks rebuild.
Well said. Les has been saying for awhile that being allowed to catch the spawning cod is crap. Thats just it though, as long as it is legal, thats what the paying customers want and thats what they have to do. CJ
I still remember just a few years ago when 5 lb cod were winning pools, 5 pounders I'm not trying to be the fish hugger here, but these biomasses cannot be sustained with this kind of commercial harvest... I enjoy Codfishing as much as the next guy, but we need to regulate the commercial harvest before it's too late for all of us !