I thought swordfish population was on the decline or not doing that great?? I dont understand why they would want to have a show supporting and showing this. Dumb if you ask me. People really need to think about what they are doing to fish populations. This goes for any fishermen anywhere (inshore and offshore). I hate how they dont take into consideration what other damage longlines do to some of the other wildlife. Also.. bait on those long lines... yeah some of those people out there use dolphin meat, yes the cute mammal. blehh.
SWORDS!... life on the line...
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The netting tuna fishermen also take small fish and put them in holding pens, feed them & then sell them. They never have a chance to spawn & are sold and loaded at sea. So there numbers are never counted.
yeah but theres no hope for that industrie.... a tuna must eat 20lbs of food to gain 1lb of muscle. so it would be nearly impossible to raise on sell it and have profitlikestofish;3367758; said:
Wow thanks for being a negative Nancy but there is the thought that he managed to get fry and he could put them back into the ocean.nubz;3411528; said:
scientists even can't figure out how to breed/keep swordfish alive, so why are people continuing to prey on those fish when the numbers are greatly going down and there was a documentary on discovery or animal planet on the fact that the monster swordfish were caught all of the time long time ago versus today....
if we even can't figure out how to keep the numbers up....... let alone raise/rear the fry to repopulate what we eat/catch
if we even can't figure out how to keep the numbers up....... let alone raise/rear the fry to repopulate what we eat/catch
Being a fisherman myself, I absolutely despise commercial fishermen. I may be contradicting myself on this, but I am OK with fish farms, because those fish were bred specifically for food, where as those commercial netters are just raping the world's oceans of fish. Well I know you cant exactly have a Tuna farm because they are migratory fish and probably wont breed in captivity anyways.
I guess when it comes to fishing, the line is pretty much drawn between those who care about the environment and those who care about money.
I guess when it comes to fishing, the line is pretty much drawn between those who care about the environment and those who care about money.
Im sorry but i support thes guys they are just making a living. Also they are not overfishing currently there been massive movements to help. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishwatch/species/n_atl_swordfish.htm
North Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
U.S. North Atlantic swordfish population levels are high and overfishing is not currently occurring on the stock.
Strict federal fisheries management measures are improving the condition of the fishery, and a fishing industry/NOAA partnership is successfully reducing sea turtle bycatch.
Swordfish is an excellent source of selenium, niacin, and vitamin B12 and a good source of zinc. Swordfish may contain amounts of methylmercury in excess of the FDA's recommended limit for moms, moms-to-be, and young children. For more information, see EPA and FDA advice on what you need to know about mercury in fish and shellfish.
About 33% percent of the swordfish caught in U.S. commercial fisheries in 2008 came from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; the rest was Pacific swordfish, where population levels are also high. The United States also imports swordfish, mainly from Canada, Singapore, Panama, and Ecuador.
North Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
U.S. North Atlantic swordfish population levels are high and overfishing is not currently occurring on the stock.
Strict federal fisheries management measures are improving the condition of the fishery, and a fishing industry/NOAA partnership is successfully reducing sea turtle bycatch.
Swordfish is an excellent source of selenium, niacin, and vitamin B12 and a good source of zinc. Swordfish may contain amounts of methylmercury in excess of the FDA's recommended limit for moms, moms-to-be, and young children. For more information, see EPA and FDA advice on what you need to know about mercury in fish and shellfish.
About 33% percent of the swordfish caught in U.S. commercial fisheries in 2008 came from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; the rest was Pacific swordfish, where population levels are also high. The United States also imports swordfish, mainly from Canada, Singapore, Panama, and Ecuador.
