Despite great fishery potentials, however, most commercial fishing is done by small-scale fishermen at lower depths, while deep-sea resources (with the exception of tuna) remain poorly fished.
Furthermore, walleye pollock has not been reported in the Arctic Ocean, between the Bering Strait and coast of Norway, despite intense fishery activities over years [ 19].
These populations have failed to recover despite severe restrictions on fishery removals over the past 15 years.
Despite this regulation, the fishery continued to expand, and in 1981 additional measures were introduced to control Japanese fishing effort in this fishery.
"Despite considerable scientific effort by fishery scientists, there is little evidence of recovery, and concerns remain that the practice of chasing and encircling dolphins somehow is adversely affecting the ability of those depleted stocks to recover," the study said.
Despite the Chetco's rich fishery and status as a wild and scenic river, the United States Forest Service is virtually powerless to stop the mining because of the 1872 law.
And, despite a thriving Sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska, which could feed all of America and then some, seventy-nine per cent of the fish is exported because we prefer bland, Filet-O-Fish substitutes that act as a vehicle for tartar sauce.
Despite the contribution of the fishery to the national economy, until recently this sector has been receiving less support from the Government than other sectors.
Yet, despite the Ministry of Fisheries' claim that whale "tastes delicious and is very healthy", and despite the low prices at which Norway's modest catch is sold, it still has whalemeat left over for export.
