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January 30, 2015
WOW! And “Ocean Gag” Law! Proving these thieves of our oceans have much to hide!!!
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January 30, 2015
Destroying the Ocean From Your Living Room
Commentary by Captain Paul Watson
How do Aquarium fishermen in Hawaii prevent any documentation of illegal activity by conservationists? The answer is, they get a legislator to make it a crime to document illegal activity.
That is exactly what is being introduced into the Hawaiian legislature with House Bill 511.
Not surprising. When there is a buck to be made from any enterprise, there will be legislation created to protect it.
Sea Shepherd has never interfered with Hawaiian fishermen but in response to documenting a fishing activity last year a Sea Shepherd diver was physically assaulted. The assault goes unpunished and instead legislation is introduced to ban any further documentation. And the only reason aquarium fishermen do not want documentation would be to prevent any evidence gathering of illegal fishing operations.
Every year more than one hundred million fish are caught for home aquarium and most of these fish die within a year or so. Aquarium fish capture is diminishing coral reef eco-systems around the world and causing irreparable damage to oceanic eco-systems.
It is difficult of course for the home aquarium hobbyist to comprehend how their hobby can be so destructive. How can a few fish in their tank contribute to the destruction of coral reefs? The answer is ten million hobbyists constantly buying fish that die and need to be replaced.
Fish belong in the Ocean and not in your living room or office. – Captain Paul Watson https://www.facebook.com/captpaulwatson?fref=nf
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February 02, 2015
You guys do know of the article and research that was just released a couple weeks ago, right? They have been studying the fish population the last 5 years and it has substantially increased, even with all of the aquarium hobbyists removing livestock from the ocean. They also found the biggest reason why the fish population has slowed down at all is from pollution. Our carbon foot print is what we all need to be working on.