Empty Nets: How Greed and Politics Wiped Out the World's Greatest Fishery

by Gus Etchegary, Porter Stephanie

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781927099346
Publisher:	Boulder Publications
Publication date:	11/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Gus Etchegary is a renowned expert in the fishing industry, whose career as a corporate insider with Fishery Products International gives him unique insight into the historic collapse of one of the world’s greatest fish stocks, Canada’s Atlantic cod. In addition to serving eight years as president of FPI, Etchegary is a former Canadian representative to both the International Commission of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries and the North Atlantic Fishery Organization, as well as a past board member and leader of the Fisheries Council of Canada and the Fisheries Association of Newfoundland. Since retiring, Etchegary has been a fisheries consultant and passionate advocate for a sustainable fishery.