The U.S. Great Lakes Commercial Fishing Industry--Past, Present, and Potential
CED-77-96
Published: Sep 30, 1977. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1977.
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Overfishing, predators, contaminants, and increasingly restrictive state regulations have reduced the U.S. Great Lakes commercial fishing industry to a mere shadow of its former prominence. At this time, there is little chance that the number of commercial fishermen or the commercial harvest from the Great Lakes will increase.
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state relationsFishery legislationFishing industryState lawWater pollutionContaminantsLakesSpeciesAquacultureCommercial fishing