But please dont place all of our commercial fishermen in the same category. Our life depends on fish up here. Our comercial fishermen are trollers, long liners, crabbers and shrimpers. They do NOT damage the earth. They are limited with what they take and how they fish it. They are also very seperate from the trawlers and the draggers. Now those two, trawlers and draggers are the ones damaging the ocean in a major way. They pretty much dredge the bottom of the ocean and pull of nets and nets, thousand upon thousands of pounds of sea life and sort out what they can and cannot use. That which they cannot use which in most cases is over half, they throw back into the water. It is already dead. And the area that was dredged...it will take many many years to replenish the life that was once there.
I know many don't agree with whaling, but up North it is imperative as is seal hunting. It isn't a commercial industry. It is a livelyhood. The villages up north are snowed and frozen over and do not have grocery stores like many other places. One whale can feed an entire village and every part of that whale is used. And culturally, they do have respect and they do limit themselves. Same with seals and other marine mammals. Some of us eat beef, chicken, pork and such. Some of us eat just vegetables, and some of us eat what is available. Up there, it is a whale and seal.
Luv,
That was what I was trying to say earlier and I wasn't including all Fisherman. I love fishing. My wifes uncles are fishing guides up in Alaska:
http://www.rodnreal.com/http://www.alaskanfishing.com/They tell me on a regular basis that the big commercial fishing companies are destroying things up there. There are less and less Salmon and Halibut every year and it is getting really bad. They were some of the first fishing guides on the Kenai peninsula and now there's hundreds of companies. There are strict laws and regulations put into place just so there is some salmon to be fished. They play by the rules and line fish but the commercial companies have deep pockets and they continue to rape the Ocean. As for the whaling, if it were limited to the Inuits and the indigenous people of the North it would be OK. But the Russians and Japanese continue to kill these animals at a disgusting rate. I've read the stories and seen the pictures and videos. I really believe we will see the Whales disappear from the planet if things aren't changed. Then there's the whole shark fishing issue which is just as bad. And aside from Inuits who have lived this way for thousands of years and do it in a eco-friendly manner, I don't really buy the excuse of living so far away from society that you have to kill seals for their fur and meat. I know it was a thriving business at one time, but it is so unneccesary now. Seals are killed primarily for their fur, and with all the synthetic alternatives now it seems pointless. In my opinion, it is an unacceptable excuse to say "I live so far away from society that I have to kill these animals to survive." No one forced you to live there, I have to believe there are alternatives. Most non-tribal people have freezers, so instead of killing seals for food, one could keep enough meat of animals that are specifically raised for food for a year. This is like the Bush Meat issue in Africa. Hundreds of Apes and Monkeys are killed every day because the indigenous people claim that is the only way they can survive. That is just insanity and is a crime against the planet. There are alternatives!!!! Sorry if I seem insensitive but that's my opinion, educate me if I'm wrong.
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