[Leica] Launching PAW 2006

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

In 1900 H.R. Robbins opened the first fish canning and reduction plant
on Monterey bay. 
In the 1940's Monterey was considered the Sardine Capital of the World.
In the 1950's the industry collapsed. The area was fished out. 
Here we are, half a century later. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Dernie [mailto:Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:27 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Launching PAW 2006

To steal a saying - they would say that wouldn't they. The problem  
with the fishing industry is that the fishermen are in denial. There  
has not been enough notice taken of the science in time. Now it is  
too late. The populations of the species of fish we like to eat have  
been so overfished that the level at which recovery  could have taken  
place has been and gone. The massive cod fisheries are finished. The  
hope that a moratorium would result in stock recovery took place too  
late. The politicians never believe the specialists, they really do  
believe they are the right people to take the decisions despite  
knowing pretty well nothing about anything :-)
Frank

On 7 Jan, 2006, at 22:25, Ric Carter wrote:

> Regrettably, ask the fishermen, and they say the problem for their  
> industry is over-regulation.