Letters to the Editor
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Great fish tale!
I enjoyed reading Charles Clover’s book, “The End of the Line”. It was well written and informative. In essence, it demonstrates the greed and short sightedness of the human species. Rather than invest wisely in our finite ecosystem, people are willing to destroy it for an immediate gain. Investment-wise, this can best be described as “Stupidity”.
For those who think that fish populations can not disappear, look at the American bison population in the 19th century which was decimated by men riding horses. Also keep in mind that marketable fish populate a small minority of the ocean’s water. There are vast oceanic spaces that can be compared to land-based deserts.
Mr. Clover describes ways sustainable fisheries can be created. Unfortunately these methods are opposed by most of the large fish gatherers, who will lose financially if these fisheries are created. Thus back to short-sightedness and stupidity. Lobbyists with money oozing from their appendages combined with a politician’s hollow orifices is always a bad combination for the human race.