The Current State of Pacific Coast Salmon Fisheries.
This paper looks at the current state of Pacific Coast salmon fisheries. The unique salmon lifecycle, the plight of the salmon in the face of human destruction of their habitat and over fishing, and the international implications involving Asian, American, Native, and Canadian commercial and recreational fishermen. This analysis extends to the economic tradeoff of short-term employment versus sustaining a species. Creating a sustainable environment is in everyone's best interest, but agreement on how to reach this goal is not easy to achieve. Most important is the threat of extinction of the species. Possible remedies are suggested and their implications highlighted. 6 pgs. 8 f/c. 12b.
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