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Editorial
July 15, 1928
The Alaska Fisherman
Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Alaska
What is this article about?
Editorial praises the Bureau of Fisheries for restricting fishing on the Copper River in 1919 and closing it in 1921, leading to restored fish populations and potential record run in Prince William Sound after near-extinction from overfishing by canneries. Quotes Cordova Times and notes lesson in conservation via economic impact.
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VICTORY FOR THE BUREAU
Below we quote an editorial from the Cordova Times. If the facts are truly stated, we rejoice with the "Times."
The Bureau of Fisheries may be learning their lesson.
The trouble with the Bureau was that it did nothing to prevent the depletion of the Copper River when everybody knew that it was being destroyed of fish eighty miles up the river.
The fact that restriction will restore a depleted river is encouraging.
The article follows:
Victory for Bureau
While waiting for the next run to start, the local fishermen are telling of the exceptional catches made last week in the vicinity of Cordova.
Score a victory for the Bureau of Fisheries.
Not so many years ago it seemed as though the Prince William Sound fisheries faced extinction.
Greedy canneries were fishing everything dry.
Traps were preventing the spawning fish from propagating their number.
The greatest fisheries in the world had dropped down until many canneries were forced to close.
In 1919 the Copper River was restricted. in 1921 it was closed to all fishing.
The fish were allowed to spawn, seagulls and seals, condemned as driving the fish away, were found to be only a minor trouble.
These were natural enemies, the fish overcame them, and now, seven years after the Bureau placed its restrictions on fishing, the fish are back, and back in what seems possibly will be a record run.
Man cannot learn his lesson by reason.
We pick the last flower, kill the last bear, catch the last fish and then wonder why we are poverty stricken.
Nature wisely teaches by hitting our pocketbook.
Even the "American creed" is not unknown to the laws of natural economics and conservation.
Below we quote an editorial from the Cordova Times. If the facts are truly stated, we rejoice with the "Times."
The Bureau of Fisheries may be learning their lesson.
The trouble with the Bureau was that it did nothing to prevent the depletion of the Copper River when everybody knew that it was being destroyed of fish eighty miles up the river.
The fact that restriction will restore a depleted river is encouraging.
The article follows:
Victory for Bureau
While waiting for the next run to start, the local fishermen are telling of the exceptional catches made last week in the vicinity of Cordova.
Score a victory for the Bureau of Fisheries.
Not so many years ago it seemed as though the Prince William Sound fisheries faced extinction.
Greedy canneries were fishing everything dry.
Traps were preventing the spawning fish from propagating their number.
The greatest fisheries in the world had dropped down until many canneries were forced to close.
In 1919 the Copper River was restricted. in 1921 it was closed to all fishing.
The fish were allowed to spawn, seagulls and seals, condemned as driving the fish away, were found to be only a minor trouble.
These were natural enemies, the fish overcame them, and now, seven years after the Bureau placed its restrictions on fishing, the fish are back, and back in what seems possibly will be a record run.
Man cannot learn his lesson by reason.
We pick the last flower, kill the last bear, catch the last fish and then wonder why we are poverty stricken.
Nature wisely teaches by hitting our pocketbook.
Even the "American creed" is not unknown to the laws of natural economics and conservation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Fisheries Conservation
What keywords are associated?
Bureau Of Fisheries
Copper River
Fish Depletion
Conservation Restrictions
Prince William Sound
Overfishing
Record Run
What entities or persons were involved?
Bureau Of Fisheries
Cordova Times
Prince William Sound Fisheries
Copper River
Canneries
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Restoration Of Copper River Fisheries Through Bureau Restrictions
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Conservation Measures And Critical Of Past Overfishing
Key Figures
Bureau Of Fisheries
Cordova Times
Prince William Sound Fisheries
Copper River
Canneries
Key Arguments
Bureau's Restrictions In 1919 And Closure In 1921 Allowed Fish Spawning And Population Recovery
Overfishing By Greedy Canneries And Traps Nearly Caused Extinction Of Prince William Sound Fisheries
Seagulls And Seals Are Minor Natural Enemies Overcome By Fish
Seven Years After Restrictions, Fish Are Back In Potential Record Run
Humanity Learns Conservation Through Economic Losses Rather Than Reason
Nature Teaches Via Pocketbook Impacts On Natural Economics