Postpone that North Coast seismic survey
Published: Sat, 2011-05-28 23:52
It is with deep regret that we write again on the threatening issue of seismic surveys. Six months ago, in November 2010, seismic surveys ended off Toco. Today we have a verifiable 75 per cent drop in catch rates for red fish in the area. Before those seismic surveys, fishing vessel captains brought in 1,100 pounds of red fish a week but now are lucky to catch 200 pounds for the week, fishing with the same effort in the same area. We have the data but no one is asking us.