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  • Fishing industry: What happened?
    Had a bright future up till the 1980s
  • looked forward to years of regular employment since fish in lakes, oceans, rivers were renewable
  • collapsed in the 1990s, fish stocks declined East and shut down in 1992 (cod fishing)
  • Few years later, industry was shocked by collapse of salmon on West coast
  • Commercial fishing only makes 0.15% of economy
  • parts in Atlantic Canada, Pacific coast, some inland have fishing as a foundation for economy
  • commercial fishing happens in 3 parts: East, west coast + freshwater inland rivers
  • production in east is higher than west and freshwater production is smaller than both
  • not top 10 fishing nations, but one of the world's leading exporters of fish (canadians don't eat fish)
  • 50% of canada's fish are exported
  • fish exports are higher than imports, which balances trade
    • Overfishing
    • Improved Fishing Technology
    • Uncontrolled Foreign Fishing
    • Destructive Fishing Practices
    • Changes in Natural Conditions