The time-honored profession of commercial fishing in the Florida Keys is in danger of extinction
as each year passes and fewer commercial fishermen remain in an industry that is sinking
in the wake of politicians, land developers, and financial woes. At the heart of the
problem is the threat of overfishing, a subject that is increasingly at the forefront of media
attention and environmental campaigns. The villain in this story of death and destruction
more often than not are commercial fishermen. But the blame is misguided. Our
fishermen work according to the letter of the law and strive to maintain healthy
sustainable fish stocks and sound marine ecosystems. It is unlikely that the American
hunger for seafood will diminish so in the absence of locally caught fish the public has no
choice but to support the efforts of unchecked foreign fisheries—Fisheries that are not
managed as well as ours and in some instances fish until there is nothing left to take. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2332 |
| Date | 21 February 2011 |
| Creators | Jones-Garcia, Dawn Elizabeth |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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