Chapter 514 Newfoundland Fishing Grounds (Part 1)
Fatty Wang looked at Li Xuan with a smile and said, "Brother Li, what you said is all heard from the truth."
Li Xuan said speechlessly: "I have never been to Newfoundland fishing grounds, but these are common sense. Everyone who has been engaged in ocean fishing and even not in this industry knows it."
The prosperity and decline of the world's four major fishing grounds have been learned in middle school geography knowledge, and they are all required questions, which Li Xuan remembers very clearly.
Fatty Wang shook his head, "Do you know why the Newfoundland fishery declined?"
"Transfer fishing." Li Xuan said very affirmatively.
Fatty Wang nodded, then shook his head, "Newfoundland fishery, once the largest cod fishery in the world. From the 16th to the 20th century, the demand for cod was not very high, so Newfoundland fishery has always maintained
A benign cycle, but after the 20th century, the demand for cod increased immediately. Do you know this?"
Li Xuan nodded, he knew about this.
Historically, fish in Newfoundland fishery was mainly supplied to Europe. At that time, Europe was not very crowded, so the demand was not large.
After the discovery of Newfoundland fishing grounds, Europeans began to integrate into Newfoundland to catch fish. With the increase of fishermen, fishing villages of all sizes were established in Newfoundland, and these fishermen became the earliest immigrants in Newfoundland.
The cod caught by fishermen basically flowed to Europe in addition to meeting their daily needs.
At that time, Europe was short of food, and Newfoundland fishery produced an astonishing amount of cod, which lowered the price of European fish, not only solved the food and clothing problems of many people, but also improved the quality of life of local people.
From the sixteenth century to the early mid-to-late twentieth century, Newfoundland fishery resources have been very rich in fishery resources.
Later, with the growth of North America's population, fish in Newfoundland fishery mainly supplied to the European and North American markets.
But by the 20th century, the connections between countries around the world became increasingly close and the world's population was increasing. The fishery of Newfoundland fishery could face the world's large markets.
Therefore, by the 20th century, the demand for fisheries had far exceeded any period in history. The increase in demand has prompted the fishermen around Newfoundland fishing grounds to catch more and more.
Fatty Wang sighed, "Before the 20th century, fishermen in Newfoundland have always had a fishing rule. During the period when cod spawned and reproduced, fishing was prohibited. Whenever the cod breeds, the Newfoundland region was
Fishermen will take vacations. In this way, not only can fishermen get rest, but also ensure that the cods can continue to reproduce, thereby maintaining the ecological balance of Newfoundland fishery."
"But after the 20th century, as the demand for fisheries increased, driven by interests, Newfoundland fishermen began to fish day and night, regardless of sunny days or rainy days, whether the cod was in a breeding period, this kind of over-catching
The way of fish gradually destroyed the ecology of the fishing grounds and eventually led to the decline of the Newfoundland fishing grounds."
"Yes, so I always feel that sustainable development is very necessary and we cannot fish in the water. Although this sea area is large, fishery resources are not going to be exhausted." Li Xuan echoed.
Fatty Wang waved his hand, "Your philosophy is not wrong, but what I want to say now is not this."
"Oh?" Li Xuan looked at Fatty Wang in confusion.
Fatty Wang smiled mysteriously, "Do you know the reason for the decline of Newfoundland fishery, then do you know the reason for the formation of Newfoundland fishery?"
Li Xuan nodded, "I knew it when I was in middle school, it was because of the currents..."
"You are wrong." Before Li Xuan finished speaking, Fatty Wang interrupted: "What you know is not the reason for the formation of Newfoundland fishing grounds, but the factors that form Newfoundland fishing grounds. These factors are gathered together
Together, it provides a large amount of fish food and a large amount of fish food to Newfoundland fishery, which is the fundamental reason for the formation of Newfoundland fishery.”
Li Xuan looked at Fatty Wang with some surprise, "This view is indeed very unique, but what's the use? The Newfoundland fishing ground has declined, so it will decline completely."
Fatty Wang sneered, "The cod is gone, but a lot of fish food is still there. Without cod, other marine creatures will not live anymore? Brother Li, you have to understand one thing, the ocean has very strong self-regulation.
As long as there is a large amount of fish food and an environment suitable for reproduction, there will be sturgeons, arowanas, groupers, even if there is no fish, there will be shrimps, crabs,
Conch, as long as there is enough food, these marine creatures can reproduce a large group of jaw-dropping races in a very short time."
"Hmm?" Li Xuan was stunned for a moment.
Fatty Wang smiled and said, "These news is not nonsense. The news is obtained by your colleagues who have actually been to Newfoundland fishing grounds. Newfoundland fishing grounds have never declined. The real number of people is actually cod.
, other fishery resources have not changed, and even the overall fishery resources of the entire Newfoundland fishery are not necessarily increased compared to the past."
"How is this possible?" Li Xuan immediately shook his head and denied: "If this is the case, how could the whole world say that Newfoundland fishery is declining?"
Fatty Wang said solemnly: "Because the Newfoundland fishing grounds have very high fishing skills. Apart from cod, their fishermen can hardly catch other fish."
Li Xuan was even more puzzled when he heard this, "You can't catch other fish except cod. This should be called poor technology, right?"
Fatty Wang shook his head, "I'll simplify the problem with you. Isn't there a chef on your cruise ship? I have two chefs here, one who only knows how to cook and cook good dishes, and the other one is
He can cook, repair cars, tailor, build walls, and log wood. In short, he can have a bunch of things. Which of these two chefs do you choose?"
"Of course, the one who tastes better in the food made." Li Xuan said without hesitation.
"Yes, just like these two chefs, one can only cook, the other seems to know everything, but in fact you just need to cook and cook good dishes. This is the fishing technology in Newfoundland.
, They can fish cod in a targeted manner and study the technology of fishing cod to the extreme."
"In the 20th century, with the development of technology, large mechanized trawlers quickly appeared in Newfoundland fishing grounds. Then, in less than ten years, they were equipped with high-tech electronic sonar technology, which could allow any cod group to be equipped with any cod group in less than ten years.
There is nowhere to escape, and you can also drive away other fish accurately, ensuring that every net catch does not even need to count the catches, so that everything in the net is cod." said Fatty Wang.
Chapter completed!