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Empty Nets

How Greed and Politics Wiped Out the World's Greatest Fishery
By:Gus Etchegary; Stephanie Porter
Publisher:ACP - Boulder Publications
Print ISBN:9781927099346
eText ISBN:9781927099346
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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From the boardroom the once mighty Fishery Products International, Gus Etchegary witnessed the historic decimation of cod stocks in the northeast Atlantic. During a 40-year career in the industry, Etchegary battled to save his business, ultimately brought to its knees by overfishing, government mismanagement, and political interference.