Re: Call To Ban All Fishing In 1/3 Of World's Seas

> > What happens when the price of fish rises or falls? People resort to
> > consuming substitutes. What are the most common, natural substitutes for
> > fish? Other meats. *Some* people *may* abstain from other meats, but
> > most people will continue eating meat. Remove favored fish species, and
> > they *will* consume more of their favored meats.
> >
> > >>Bullshit. The fishing industry wants sustainability and profits. What
> > >>good is a profit today if there's no chance of one tomorrow? That's
why
> > >>the fishing industry is working for sustainable practices.

Sustainable practices in the fishing industry?  Get off the glue buddy!!

> > > Crap. Some fishermen what sustainability. Some what whatever they can
> get.
> >
> > ALL fishermen want sustainability. Why would they be in and remain in an
> > industry, making large investments in capital (boats, nets, etc.) and
> > labor, if they faced *no* future in it?
> >

All fisherman might want sustainability but that doesn't mean that fishing
industry is sustainable by any means.   The problem is that the industry is
now controlled by large corporations who must make a larger profit each
year.  How do you increase profits?  Well one way is to fish more
efficently,..which actually means that you use less fisherman in bigger
factory ships scooping up large amounts of fish.  I'm sure the fishing
industry will continue for most of our lifetimes,..it's just that you're
going to be eating fish that we used to consider crap fish.