A California-based group says the commercial fisheries on Manitoba’s three largest lakes are the worst-managed in the world.
Seafood Watch of Monterey, Calif., is asking consumers not to buy fish taken from lakes Winnipeg, Manitoba and Winnipegosis – the source of 81 per cent of the fish caught in the province.
In a statement, the group says an assessment of the lakes, conducted with its Vancouver partner SeaChoice, shows many fish stocks have collapsed or are severely depleted.
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