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The Seven Seas, our number One Garden !
Dear Evoke Agents,
As you all know, about 70 % of the Earth surface is covered with water, and almost all of it in diverse oceans. When thinking about food security, one cannot forget about the vital importance of that precious resource. Below are 10 principles that the David Suzuki Foundation, a highly respected Canadian group with global reputation, www.davidsuzuki.org , feel are key to finding workable, sustainable solutions, and managing our fisheries for the future.
Principle One: Manage the ecosystem, not individual stocks
Principle Two: Adopt a precautionary approach to management
Principle Three: Give those that care most about the fishery a say
Principle Four: Decrease capacity and plan for stock fluctuations
Principle Five: Protect diversity
Principle Six: Protect habitat
Principle Seven: Minimize bycatch
Principle Eight: Make aquaculture sustainable
Principle Nine: Research the ecosystem, and make research available to all
Principle Ten: Let the market decide
Sustainable fishing is of vital importance, here in Canada; east Atlantic coast and west Pacific coast, but also everywhere around the world, in Japan and in Senegal for example. Let's support that !
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Comment by Michele Baron on March 14, 2010 at 8:22pm
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When I lived in southern Thailand, there were many shrimp farms--pool fisheries. Also squid. Mussles and other bivalves may be sustainably farmed (not necessarily in pools--also may start the shell-fish in large tanks of moving water)--when they are large enough, they are seeded onto long fibrous ropes, which are suspended in open waters from fixed-location rafts and structures. Thus, shellfish mature in a safe environment, provide a dependable supply, are not over-fished, or population-stressed by unsafe fishing methods. Salmon, trout, other fish are also farm-raised (there is some lessening of the quality/quantity of omega 3 oils and protein qualities, since farm raised fish don't acquire the muscle strength, cold-resistance, etc., that fish competing for survival "in the open" attain. Perhaps faster-moving, colder water in the pools/fisheries could mitigate this...) Thanks for sharing.
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Comment by Michal Kliger-Spatz on March 14, 2010 at 8:24pm
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I definitely support!
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Comment by glim on March 14, 2010 at 10:31pm
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good info. fishing is such a complex issue due to the huge amount of environmental factors at play. good to know people are thinking about it.
koi are great pool fish, very low maintenance, and can be very tasty as well
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koi like cool, silty water. they are bottom feeder so they need that muck to make 'em happy :) Since they like cool water, if it get hot in the summer, you need to have roughly a meter deep pool with some plants for them to hide under, for them so they can sit at the bottom and chill. I'm not sure about eating them raw, i don't see why not. they aren't toxic.
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Comment by Rahul Dewanjee on March 15, 2010 at 1:09am
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With profound respect for the Suzuki Foundation, I am simply curious whether the idea of market deciding (principle ten) based on the rationale of Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) and a belief that market based transactions would factor the best choice is statistically quite correct as a hypothesis under 'ideal' conditions. Though I'm a firm believer in market embracing opportunities, I have somehow started to believe that the profit motive that often tends political leadership to ignore long term sustainable solutions to any conservation related problems coupled with executive reward systems that incentivises managers to look at short term profit maximisign strategies for the firm can and will defeat the purpose. In days to come, we will see hyper competitive zones where water assets will become central to support land bank based trade and commerce. and i fear that it will be all too tempting for certain governments to disregard ecology and environment and would almost instantly kickstart a process where others follow that as well....the current imbalance in consumption patterns need to flat out a bit before any realistic progress on conservation can truly happen on the ground...and that makes me feel very nervous when i start thinking...next is what?
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really regret for the spelling errors and grammar errors....will be careful from next time
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Comment by Jen Shaffer on March 15, 2010 at 2:02am
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Thank you for sharing this information.
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Comment by Claire Moylan on March 15, 2010 at 2:12am
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Like the idea of fish farms, but I'm with Rahul too. I think that we've got to stop thinking that many of these large organizations that want us to do something to meet market demand is really ecologically sound when it spreads worldwide. Honestly, just cause something is "green" and natural doesn't mean it's a balanced approach. Maybe people should just modify their diets? Why does the environment always have to meet our demands? Does nature not have rights too? Maybe if it could speak it would tell us to simply stop eating some types of seafood so that balance could be restored. However, as long as "the market" supplies it and people eat it, we're not going to be able to establish a balance that we are actively interfering with in the first place.
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likewise Panamericana. you are very passionate about things. this is a good thing. keep it up!
@Rahul i think when people here talk about the market making decisions, one of the assumptions is that a viable market means viable market practices and long term thinking. Cause, well, when things fall apart, that's bad for business :) we are seeing a shift towards those ideas, but you are totally right, it is very important that we pay attention when governments and corporations talk about whats a good idea.
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Comment by Comelia Tang on March 15, 2010 at 7:29pm
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Hmm I was just thinking about fish the other day. As someone who's always insist on organic free range and grass fed beef and pork, (which aren't often available) seafood become a big part of my diet. Do you think, most seafood could actually be cultivated? Which I generally wouldn't prefer. let me know your thought on this!
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