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Fishermen: Livelihood

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Many areas have implemented a Days at Sea program to restrict the number of days a year fishermen are allowed to take out their boats. Proponents reason that reducing the time fishermen spend fishing, and thus the number of fish that are caught, will slow the depletion of fish stocks. This has dealt a severe blow to the industry, however, and left many fishermen frustrated and out of work. In Massachusetts, the Days at Sea program has cost the fishing industry $22 million. In response, Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy have pushed for a bill that will allot $15 million in aid for fishermen (Maguire, 2007). Earlier this year, the New England Fishery Management Council ruled to continue the Days-at-Sea program, because a better management alternative was not proposed in timecontinue the Days-at-Sea program, because a better management alternative was not proposed in time.

The ineffectiveness and disadvantages of using Days at Sea as a regulation method for fisheries can been seen by the reaction the Scottish people exhibited when in December of 2006, the December Council of Ministers reduced between 7 and 10% the number of days at sea for vessels targeting whitefish and prawns in Scotland. Indeed, this action disproportionately affected the prawn sector because of the smaller mesh size. Since 2000, the Scottish whitefish fleet had been cut by 65%, but the implementation of the current Days at Sea policy angered fishermen even more. As Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), and Member of Parliament for Buchan said, "The one glimmer on the horizon is that next year Scotland has the opportunity to elect the first pro-fishing government in Scottish history" (The Buchan Observer, 2006). This only further illustrates the lack of success Days at Sea has had in the social atmosphere and the dislike it generates towards fishing policies in general .

We propose that the Days at Sea program be terminated and the fishery management rely strictly on the solutions detailed in this report.

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 Japan: A Special Case

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Cultural Implications

Any solution to overfishing must take into account the cultural implications that it will have to those cultures focused around fish. Perhaps more important however, is the fact that certain cultures are fueling the problem of overfishing.

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Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (2000). "Plan of Action Project for Agriculture in the Small Developing Nations." Food and Agricultural Organizations of the United Nations, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2007, from http://www.fao.org/docrep/meeting/X4444E.htm

(December 2006). Days-at-sea restrictions a major blow for Scots fleet. The Buchan Observer. Retrieved 21 November 2007, from: http://www.buchanie.co.uk/archived/2006/week_52/news/fishfleet.asp^{Image Added}

International Whaling Commission . Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved November 22, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Whaling_Commission

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