That is probably one of the sickest things I have come across lately.
It's terrible.
I'm going to go a little into this because I feel it's important to know--not trying to offend anyone--
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.
It is abused in some areas of the world. Most agreed. Even the natives far up north can see the bones of abuse wash ashore from whaling in international waters and it is heart breaking for them.
So please, don't place people who do abuse in the same category as those who don't.
No fisherman that I know of would ever think of doing such a cruel and horrid thing. If it is a problem over there, it needs to be stopped. That is just appalling.
Luv.
