Fishermen. Slow.
13:56 Tuesday 20 Nov 07
The fishing industry has warned it faces ruin because fish caught after quotas are exceeded have to be dumped. BBC
So they want to raise their quotas so they don’t have to throw their fish away. And that of course will still decimate stocks and they will face ruin because they will then still catch over-quota so they can bring back the exact quota. Which part of ‘facing ruin’ do these fisherman not understand?
Oliver Knowles, a campaigner for Greenpeace, also believes quotas are not working for the UK’s mixed fisheries. He says the only answer is to stop fishing altogether in 40% of the world’s oceans.
My actual standpoint: All fishing is cruel. Be that “Hey I caught one this big” ripping the hook out of it’s face and tossing it back into the water or the slow drowning in a net. Sport? In as much as hare-coursing, fox-hunting and badger-baiting.
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I’m totally with you on this one – especially about the cruelty. I’ve never understood why so many vegetarians feel it’s OK to eat fish when they consider the production (and destruction) of animals for meat to be unethical. I can think of no reason why any living creature should have it’s life taken away for food or sport.
23:16 Tuesday 20 Nov 07