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  • Environmentalists Take Agenda to the High Seas

    07/25/2002 10:39:48 AM PDT · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 6 replies · 178+ views
    CNSN ^ | 7/25/02 | Michael L. Betsch
    Green groups have launched a campaign designed to protect the ocean "wilderness" from the harmful activity of recreational fishermen. But anglers argue that the environmentalists are basing their agenda on flawed scientific studies to turn their traditional fishing spots into protected marine reserves. According to marine environmentalists at the Ocean Conservancy (OC), Americans don't do enough to protect the 'other' America, which is underwater. As a result, recreational fishermen are contributing to the extinction of the aquatic inhabitants, the green group warns. Rather than dealing with individual species, OC spokesman Warner Chabot explained that his organization favors a blanket tactic...