Wetfish SARDINE REVIEW

摘要

In 2003, sardine fishing in California struggled against a severely depressed market, fears of fish disease, and a toxic plankton bloom, driving down both landings and spirits. In the Northwest, the revived sardine fishery seemed to shake off its youth, maturing into a steady producer of prime longline bait. Monterey's fishery in 2003 was a "no-show," says one major producer, with just over 7,500 tons pulled in -- about half what sardine fishermen hauled in 2002. To the south, in San Pedro, a spate of 50-gram sardines proved too small for the canning and longline bait markets While Aussie tuna farms are happy with 50-gram sardines, that market all but collapsed in 2003 Australia's native sardine fishery was revitalized in 2002, swelling its quota to 36,000 metric tons.