On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:26:08 GMT, "asadi"
wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science....ap/index.html


I saw that linked from one of CNN's main pages yesterday. While I agree
that the oceans and the contents therein need some form(s) of
protection, I have to question using the increase in consumption as
definitive data. A good bit of what I see being sold is from
aquiculture. And I do realize there are concerns about what effects it
has on the environment, but if aquiculture develops as agriculture has,
it would seem that things might not be as bleak as some might wish to
portray.

Fully realizing the potential for starting a, um, debate that the
following statement has, I'll make it anyway. I've never seen or heard
of a researcher saying, "Things could be better, but they could be a lot
worse, too. Since they're pretty much okay, no point in sending more
than a few bucks so we can just spend a little time each year monitoring
the situation for change(s)..." And I've never seen a news report or
article covering such an "okay" situation, either.

TC,
R