President Bush, Save the Fishes!
Shira
As a vegan, I’ve got to say up front that fish are friends, not food. That being said, sometimes the only way to get humans to protect co-habitants of this planet, is to examine the ways that their endangerment hurts us, too.
Paul Greenberg, Arts Engine’s former grant writer, has been exploring the state of fishes in our oceans as a Food and Society Policy Fellow. His most recent contribution to the discussion is an article that appeared in last weekend’s New York Times Magazine entitled Ocean Blues.
In the article Paul addresses the serious population crisis that is taking place in wild fish colonies do to overfishing. History shows, Paul explains, that the best thing to do when fishes are dwindling is to stop killing them for awhile and let the population restore itself.
Apparently this concept has gotten through to President Bush who recently declared a swath of ocean around Hawaii to be a protected marine area, forbidden to fishermen. Paul applauds W’s gesture, but suggests that if he really wants to make a difference, he should bring this policy to a national level:
I agree. Although I wish we could speak for fishes under the guise of compassion, rather than for an economic or food supply agenda. That would be truly forward-thinking.
Watch One More Dead Fish from Media That Matters: Good Food.
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