Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Sea of Galilee fishing ban previews general overfishing trend

Fishing has been banned in the Biblically-significant Sea of Galilee, because the sea is overfished:

Fishing ban in Sea of Galilee

I guess they need Jesus now to cast their nets and get a large catch of fish, because without his help, there aren't many left:

"Britain's The Daily Telegraph said Saturday that the freshwater lake yielded fairly ample catches until just a few years ago when fish populations took a nosedive. Officials believe anglers using nets with smaller openings than permitted by law have devastated the juvenile fish before they grow to adult size and are able to breed."


Another factor is increased local bird populations that are also apparently effective at fish-catching in the Sea of Galilee.

This is going to happen elsewhere, folks.

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