It all comes down to exploitation of the resource and there's always money in the middle of these matters. No different than years ago when the US opened up our off shore waters to foreign fleets which decimated mackerel and cod. If I'm not mistaken, there's an area known as the Red Square because of the number of Soviet Fleets which could be found working those waters while the treaty was in place.

Unfortunately we view the future of these resources as a item of significance but in reality it becomes a bargaining chip for our own governments greedy politician to use to their personal advantage. Do you honestly think there's a relative number of politicians in Washington who have any regard for our fisheries resources. The answer is a resounding no otherwise we wouldn't be having these conversations.

It's a shame what happens in this world where a duplicitous few can make decisions of a global nature which devastate resources which by right belong to all of us.

Dakota