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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (11689)	11/4/2000 12:21:04 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 65232

Let them eat cake............ Fish at Risk Study: Many North American Fish Species Endangered The Associated Press S A N F R A N C I S C O, Nov. 3 — More than 80 species of North American fish thought to be common are in danger of extinction, a study has found. The report in Fisheries, a scientific journal of the American Fisheries Society, names 82 species of North American fish in danger of extinction, mainly because of overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution. Environmentalists said Wednesday the study demonstrates the need for a marine refuge system where fishing would be banned in large reserves. “We think the ocean is so vast that we can’t exterminate its [fish], but that’s precisely what we’re doing,” said Kate Wing, an ocean policy analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council. Bad for Bottom-Dwellers The bottom-dwelling rockfish are particularly at risk, with 12 types listed. Great white sharks and basking sharks, which both live in waters off California, as well as white sturgeon and green sturgeon, which are found in the San Francisco Bay, are also among the listed species. Rockfish and sturgeon are common game fish in the Bay Area. John Edward Olney, an associate professor with the Virgina Institute of Marine Science, said the assumption that these species are common is due to “occasional local pockets of abundance.” He said the existing fish, however, are actually remainders of much larger populations. Reserves or Restrictions? Rebuilding fish populations could take as long as 90 years, according to Wing. The American Fisheries Council also said it supports the development of large marine reserves. However, not everyone sees refuges as the answer to the problem. Zeke Grader, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, said fish stocks could be protected and rebuilt by prohibiting certain fishing activities and restoring habitat.