| One of the biggest buzzwords out there right now is | | | | throughout all of the seasons, while other stocks in |
| sustainability. And it's definitely starting to pop up in | | | | the icy waters of the ocean continue to plummet. |
| the most unlikely of places. Fancy downtown New | | | | Thankfully, figuring out how to properly manage the |
| York restaurants boast about having all of their meat | | | | fish population in today's world is aided not just by a |
| and produce from local farms less than 100 miles | | | | world of new technology, but also by tried-and-true |
| away, while countless consumers decide that they | | | | techniques that have lasted for centuries. So those |
| won't be picking up seafood that is caught out of | | | | other areas of the ocean where the newer |
| season, due to the dwindling supply of so many fish | | | | techniques to handle fisheries management don't |
| and shellfish populations. And while certain countries | | | | seem to be working out so well can take cues from |
| are now jumping on the bandwagon of fisheries | | | | ancient systems that have proven their |
| management, the truth is that there have always | | | | effectiveness again and again. Whether drawing on |
| been those who manage their populations a bit | | | | techniques in Norway, where over 300 years of law |
| better and have less causes for concern. | | | | have strictly forbade fishermen to take too many |
| In the waters around Alaska, the local authorities | | | | fish from a specific area, or simply adhering to |
| have always done an incredible job of keeping track | | | | traditional New Zealand standards that you cannot |
| of various populations, from King Salmon to King | | | | take more than it is possible to eat, there are |
| Crab. And because the seasons are very carefully | | | | countless ways to figure out solutions to overfishing |
| monitored, it is actually easier to see what kind of | | | | in today's modern world. |
| impact that fishing has on these underwater | | | | Anyone who is hoping that their children can also |
| populations. In fact, Alaska might be one of the only | | | | enjoy delicious meals of seafood should pay attention |
| places on earth where people are actually paid to | | | | to who has strict rules to manage the fish population, |
| physically count fish by hand out in the rivers. In | | | | and whose approach is more lax. By supporting those |
| Alaska, the fisheries management system is so | | | | who pay attention to how things should be, you are |
| concise that you can count on their numbers being | | | | definitely able to count on the seafood population |
| accurate, and this is definitely reflected in the part | | | | being around for years to come. |
| where Alaska manages to continue fishing, | | | | |