The-ocean-is-broken
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It may not be the same but it is whats killing our oceans. The piers I fish are filled with Asians and the kept everything they catch which is usually runners until we get a hurricane and they start catching hundreds of small mutton snapper and then me and FWC have a heyday out there with them all hahaha.
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I too have witnessed Asian immigrants stripping the beach of every living thing, but I've also seen plenty of indigenous people here loading up their boats and cars with undersized fish and shellfish, in quantities that far exceed the limits for legal sizes. Unfortunately it seems for every responsible fisherman there is at least one more who doesn't give a ....
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You mean the Sea Shepherds, a glorified terrorist group?
There's a loophole in International Law allowing harvesting whales for specific purposes, if they wanted NO fishing and NO harvesting at all, they should have closed that loophole. Some of the things those morons do to harass fishermen taking whales within the letter of the law are absolutely criminal. And the Discovery Channel goes and glorifies it...
As long as the letter of the law (intent of the law is a totally different argument) is being followed, the Japanese whalers should be completely left alone.
Want to stop it? Get the law rewritten.
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Because the law is always right, no government is ever wrong or corrupt, and justice always prevails right?
The way i see it, its better someone is actually trying to do something, rather than a million people say they will, but wont lift a finger...
But even recently on the news here they said a few common species of edible fish are now on the ICU watch list...
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They are probably selling some of it as well...they,or someone close to them may own a market or maybe even an eatery.
Even if it was "just dinner" - the result is the same - Even individuals who hunt for food need to be mindful, and respectful, so that their food sources don't get depleted - like it has. There's nothing in the river mouth for the past 5 years. Not even crabs.
Just saying that we are selfishly exploiting the ocean and harvesting WELL beyond the tipping point of its ability to recover. I think that the most selfish act of exploitation has got to be the slaughtering of sharks for their fins. Often hauling the shark up on the boat, cutting its fin off and then dumping it back into the water to bleed to death. It appalls me that there is a demand for a soup that tastes like crap but yet is a delicacy for the rich traditional Chinese. Selfish, selfish, selfish.
Until the worlds nations can unite together and understand that there are consequences for ALL of us, I dont see much changing. It'll take a global catastrophe to unite us all into one common goal I think and by then it'll be too late. Too many different beliefs, economic situations and everyone living in their own little bubble instead of looking at the big picture.
