To be fair, deep water specimens aren't seen near the surface for a reason. Any animal that strays that far from its range is likely to have health issues and while the death may well be due to the capture, it was likely a foregone conclusion. The asian ethic towards the see appears to be one of utilization. While I disagree with a great deal of their policy, making use of stray abyssal fish seems to be an intelligent decision from a scientific perspective. We know little about these fish and the information garnered may be of use in future conservaion efforts. If you agree with Wordsworth that we "Murder to disect" than this strategy is not a favorable one. Either way, Specimen collection has always been a staple of zoological research.
Rare Goblin Shark captured alive
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If we're discussing oceanic policy problems then we should start at home. Commercial fishing is notorious for destrying its stock. The reason we have the fish in our diet that we do is often because fisherman had to find something else after depleting fishing stocks to non-commercial levels. Fishing is one of the worst managed businesses and sustainability is low on its totem pole. The Japanese may go after animals you don't aprove of, but that's a cultural difference not a moral one. If the American pallate were more accustomed to oceanic flavors we would see a wide range of fish under assault. I find it hypocritical to cry out against a culture when our own abuses the ocean on a much larger scale. That being said, Japan has been lobbying through the International Whaling Commision to lift the ban on commercial whaling. That's an issue that sorely needs attention. If you care then do some research and add your voice to the dialogue.
Aribenlaw;690006; said:
THe last time i checked american ships werent cutting off shark fins while they were alive and throwing the pathetic still alive carcass back into the ocean... i agree about overfishing too, i ddont eat any fish.. i dont know how anyone can. it tastes worse then the smell.... but in my eyes nothing is worse then the shark fin tactics...
yeah the poor thing came there to dieDanDanUK;689279; said:didn't hear nothing on that video mate don't speak chinese, japanese or korean ( not entirely sure which was language she was speaking )
and they freakin' filmed the thing, bumped the camera into it too. really pisses me off, probably make it into soup later that day
BTW that japanese.
That fish was going to die anyway. I don't have a problem if they use the knowledge they gained for science. And I doubt they ate it. I am not ripping Japan, only wish they would rethink their fishing practices, much like the rest of the world needs to do.
