CNN reported yesterday that “Seafood faces collapse by 2048.”
I found it interesting that they used the word “seafood” instead of
“fish.” To us, fish are not “seafood.” If I were a fish, I would hope
that the species would become extinct. This would once and for all
eliminate the pain caused by fish killers, in addition to the suffering
caused by other animals who eat fish in the wild. It is bad enough that
other creatures eat fish; but humans in this day and age should know
better.
Another word that caught my attention was “exploitation” and the
convoluted way that the word was used – exploitation from whom? And why
should other creatures have to put up with being exploited? It sounds as
though “exploitation” is taken for granted. Here is the quotation from
the article:
“While seafood forms a crucial concern in their study, the
researchers were analyzing overall biodiversity of the oceans. The more
species in the oceans, the better each can handle exploitation.”
This quotation also appears in the CNN article:
“Another report mentioned that a disease is attacking many fish, but
not humans.”
PCBs that, incidentally, have also been a problem in the Hudson River
which is nearby, are mentioned in another article:
“In January 2004, the journal Science warned that farm raised salmon
contain 10 times more toxins (PCBs, dioxin, etc.) than wild salmon. The
study recommends that farm raised salmon should be eaten once a month,
perhaps every two months as they pose cancer risks to the human beings.”
Better yet, don’t eat fish at all!
Under the heading “Testing confirms fish disease in eastern Lake
Erie,” a 2 November 2006 article by Danna Avsec of the Associated Press
stated:
“ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Testing in New York is confirming a deadly
disease among fish in eastern Lake Erie following an outbreak of the
virus in Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River.
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation says viral
hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, doesn't pose any threat to humans, but
has been blamed for killing off large numbers of fish in the Great Lakes
region.
The virus has been confirmed in nine species of fish, including rock
bass and smallmouth bass.
VHS is considered serious enough that the US Department of
Agriculture has prohibited the importation of certain species of live
fish from Ontario and Quebec.”
Well, to me all this talk is simply more proof that humans are bound
and determined to destroy their environment, other species, and – as a
consequence – themselves.
