Perhaps the Dodo bird of fish
Food for Thought: Marlin Crash May Be Worse Than Reported, Science News Online, March 10, 2007 — This is no fun.
Off camera as well, these fish have been losing for years—not only in contests with recreational anglers but even more dramatically in showdowns with commercial, mechanized fishing fleets. Stocks of many of these magnificent natural predators of the high seas languish at a fraction of the size needed for their populations to sustain themselves.
Among such animals are Atlantic white marlins (Tetrapturus albidus). A 2002 assessment of their population—the most recent one available—showed that the stock of these heavily overfished animals was 82 percent below the size that biologists would consider healthy and sustainable.
In fact, a new study hints that the 2002 assessment may have been unduly optimistic because many of the fish counted as marlins could have been a distantly related relative—the roundscale spearfish (Tetrapturus georgii).
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Can anyone think of a comparison? Xerox sells a solid ink printer where the shape of the ink blocks are patented so other ink manufacturers can’t offer a replacement cartridge (they won’t fit).
At the current level, all fish will be extinct by the year 2050. However, you will still be able to purchase fish sticks at your local grocer.
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I have the utmost confidence that we as Americans will still find something to shove into our mouths in our quest for a 100% obesity rate.
Until the addendum to #3 was posted, I thought I had missed something in the article about Xerox going after squid on some ink jet patent issue.
Somewhat luckily, it would probably hard to make a fish specie become extinct from over fishing. They would probably become so rare that it would no longer be worthwhile to try to fish for them. Of course it would take decades of non-fishing before the population came back, but it probably would.
#9
You are underestimating the deep pockets of the Japanese.
#9, I guess you haven’t heard about the Cod off the Grand Banks. They were over fished almost to extinction. When a fishing ban was put into effect, a lot of Newfoundlanders were out of work. Why? Because some Spanish and Portuguese fishermen were using under size nets. So yes, it could happen.
Besides, has anyone seen any of those 1000 lb sturgeon in the Hudson River lately?
The EU has all but banned cod fishing off Scotland because of the over fishing. Putting about 95% of the cod fishermen out of work. If they had agreeded to fishing limits 15 years ago when they were first warned of the coming shortage, they would be working today.
Resturants, fish stores and big time Chefs are refusing to buy or sell Chlian Sea Bass and Orange Roughy because they are endangered.
Also beluga caviiar and the above mentioned Swordfish.
The Eu has placed blue fin Tuna on a watch list and drastically reduced the catch limit.
Trout grouper is in danger. A very good tasting fish, but fished beyond hope.
It’s just amazing how much Humans have depleted the food fish stocks.
If a fish market or resturant in your town sells any of the above…..boycott them….please.
#12, very good points
The problems are that so many restaurants and markets will sell mis-labled fish and consumers can’t tell the difference. The good part is that with a little spice and imagination, several other fish may be substituted for endangered varieties.