[LibWhacker]

More bogus numbers from the envirobogulists.

[ErnBatavia]

More bogus numbers from the envirobogulists.

Having ended, last year, 25 years in the seafood importing biz, I'd tend to say those numbers are just a tad bit inflated....

Orange Roughy, though, may suffer severe depletion. They can live nearly a hundred years, and to be of harvestable size, they are pushing well up there in age. Eventually there may be no more mature fish to regenerate.

[Burkeman1]

Yep. That number is ridiculous. If true- dolphins and whales would have been all killed off in a matter of half a dozen years. Funny- I saw wild dolphins swimming along the beach in Florida about ten times while I was there this Winter. I have already seen whales this year between the cape and Nantucket.

[drhogan]

i am a bit sceptical about these numbers also, but I think saving whales and dolphins is a good thing, especially if it can be done cooperatively with the fishermen. Saving whales doesn't mean you have to kill babies. I like whales and babies--why not save both.