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To: KLP who wrote (2188)11/4/2002 5:14:17 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6901
 
what would cause the industry to go down?

KLP, The main problem is severe competition from farmed salmon grown in Norway, Chile, and Canada.



To: KLP who wrote (2188)11/4/2002 5:22:18 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6901
 
Fisheries are in bad shape world wide. The first general hit from google: seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov

More specific to Alaska: etei.org pbs.org also has more general info. Probably the best known story is the collapse of the famous Grand / Georges Banks cod fishery: guardian.co.uk users.crosspaths.net