Golden Fishery

Qin Shiou originally wanted to continue to float on the sea for a while, but Zac notified him by radio that someone had come to the fishing ground to look for him and asked him to go back.

The fast cruise ship returned to the pier, Qin Shiou changed his clothes on the beach and entered the villa, and saw four or five people sitting in the living room.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Qin Shiou asked suspiciously, he was not familiar with these people.

A bald middle-aged man stood up and shook hands with him, and introduced himself: "Mr. Qin, hello, hello, we are fish farm owners just like you, but our fish farm owners are much smaller than yours."

Newfoundland is a large island surrounded by a large number of small islands. Farewell Island is a relatively large one, but there are many other small islands around which are high-quality fishing grounds.

Qin Shiou hurriedly said that he was a colleague, a long time admiration, etc. The bald middle-aged man introduced a few people, his name was Andrew Tucker, and the other four were also fishing ground owners, all of whom were his friends.

The fish farm owners were very straightforward in their conversations and actions. Andrew didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Mr. Qin, we all know you. You are a great fish farm owner. There is no doubt that you are a rich man, but you are not like other rich men. Similarly, when you bought the fishery, you really wanted to take care of the fishery.”

The others nodded and praised Qin Shiou on this point.

Qin Shiou smiled wryly, what is there to praise? The purpose of buying a fish farm is to engage in fish farming. Otherwise, what kind of fish farm should I buy?

Andrew continued to say that Qin Shiou understood his purpose.

In the past, the purpose of the Newfoundland fishing grounds was to produce fish. At that time, there were relatively few private fishing grounds, because there were plenty of fish in the sea, so there was no need to set up a fishing ground to raise them.

in addition. The Canadian government is so pissed. When the fishing grounds are very profitable, he firmly controls the resources in his hands. Later, the fishing ground gradually declined, and he began to sell it on the market.

Coincidentally, at this time, fishermen also had ideas about private fisheries. The national large fishery could no longer be counted on, so they had to invest in the fishery themselves and fish to make money. This private fishery is called a 'professional fishery'.

At that time, it was mainly wealthy fishermen who bought fish farms, but no matter how rich they were, they couldn’t afford the bottomless investment in fish farms. Many fish farms have closed down.

At this time, the real estate industry in Canada began to heat up. With the process of urbanization and industrial development, urban pollution became more and more serious. Many rich people are in love with seaside villas, sea view houses and the like.

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At this time, the fishing ground was controlled by some real estate developers. They bought it under the guise of building a fishing ground and then used it for housing development. The richer ones directly bought a fishing ground and built a villa to live in.

This kind of fishing ground is called a 'holiday fishing ground'.

There is no doubt that the wealthy and developers who buy fish farms don't really want to raise fish, they just want to enjoy their private waterfront. In this way, they are naturally very concerned about taking care of the house and the environment. But there is no investment in fishing grounds.

For those who are more ruthless like the Jiadeli fishery, let alone invest in the fishery, they will be fine if they don't damage the fishery.

But the fishing grounds are all connected. It is very common for fish in one fishery to visit the next-door fishery. In addition, fish farming cannot rely on fish feed alone, and seaweed seeds must be put in to form a self-circulating food chain.

Then the conflict appeared. The fish farms of the fishermen invested a lot of money in breeding, and the private fish farms next door did not move at all, and their own fish often went to other houses. How much is this loss?

Also, fish need more than just food for healthy growth. Disease control is also needed.

Why do Shaq and the others sail out in batches every day? Because fishes in the fishing ground are infected and die every day, if these fish are not fished out, they will be the source of infection, and if the disease is caused, it will be over.

However, we can't expect those real estate developers and wealthy fish farm owners to take care of these things. They only buy fish farms as holiday villas. It's better if all the fish and shrimps in the fish farm die, so that the fish farm can become a big swimming pool.

Thus, the conflict between professional fishing grounds and resort fishing grounds came.

These fishermen came to Qin Shiou because they wanted him to be the leader and call on the fishery owners to organize a parade to get the Ministry of Fisheries to change the management regulations on the fishery.

Professional fishermen have held similar demonstrations in the past, but they were all gone. This time the Ministry of Fisheries took back the Jiadeli Fishing Ground, which gave them hope.

Understanding what the fishermans meant, Qin Shiou smiled wryly again. Canada is a capitalist society. Although it calls for democracy, freedom, and equality, this country actually belongs to the rich. The fishermen's idea is unreliable.

"As long as the Ministry of Fisheries is willing to introduce some regulations, such as mandatory investment in fishing farms every year, I bet it will make those rich guys restrain their arrogance." Andrew said.

Another fisherman complained: "It's not just the fishing industry. After those rich guys bought the fishing grounds, they ruined the atmosphere. Damn, they always say *, that private fishing grounds are not allowed to be violated, but when I catch fish, I chase after them." Leading the fish to your fishing grounds will not work!"

This is the biggest conflict between the two parties. The owner of a professional fishing ground allows his neighbors to fish in his own fishing ground. Fishing is not hunting. Sometimes you have to chase fish schools for a long distance at sea. It is hard to say where the final destination will end.

Therefore, there is a rule in the sea that who belongs to a school of fish depends not on where it is finally picked up, but on where it is found.

"That's right, they are still so indifferent, they won't even lend a helping hand in a storm!" Someone else complained.

Qin Shiou said: "I think the best way to solve this problem is to talk to the neighbor's fishery. It is unlikely that the government and the Ministry of Fisheries will back down on this kind of thing."

Andrew understood his subtext and didn't say anything else, just told him that they would organize a large-scale protest march in the near future.

Qin Shiou shrugged and said, "Let me know when the time and place are confirmed, and I will attend."

Some things know that there will be no results, but they have to be done.

After seeing off the fishermen, Qin Shiou searched the Internet for the current fishery situation in the Newfoundland fishing ground.

After more than 20 years of recuperation, the current situation of Newfoundland fishing grounds is still not optimistic!

So far, the fishing ban has been implemented for more than 20 years, but the Newfoundland fishing grounds as a whole are still like stagnant water, and it is difficult to see large groups of rare fish species such as Atlantic cod and haddock.

Over the years, the number of large fish stocks has not recovered after the fishing ban, but has continued to decline. It is said that the Department of Fisheries is discussing a strategy to completely close the Newfoundland fishing grounds and the coastal fishing grounds of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The unrestrained predatory overfishing in the past destroyed not only fish stocks, but also the ecological environment.

This has caused many fish species to change their living habits and even undergo genetic mutations, causing fundamental changes in how they grow, mature and reproduce.

This is the reason why Newfoundland fishing grounds cannot restore fishery resources. The fish in the sea are no longer the same as they were fifty years ago! (to be continued)