Comments on: Japan. Aargh.

By: Verkaufsdisplay

Verkaufsdisplay — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:54:29 +0000

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By: Japan Will Ignore Ban on Bluefin Tuna, Says It Isn’t THAT Endangered - Casco Bay Boaters Blog

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:06:14 +0000

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By: Stefano Longo

Stefano Longo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:42:41 +0000

Thanks Dr. Safina for keeping us informed on these important issues. It will be interesting to see what comes out of these negotiations. Even if Japan where to ignore it, it would be a huge victory for conservation minded folks if the bluefin were put on trade ban list through CITES.

By: Daniel Bassett

Daniel Bassett — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:06:25 +0000

Sorry my lack of grammar was an indication of how angry I was, and how fast I was writing mid rant!!!

By: Clare

Clare — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:04:53 +0000

And Japan’s pirate tactics are working – member governments of the IWC are falling over themselves to appease Japan and award them with commercial whaling quotas, after all their years of avoiding the ban through scientific whaling. AND without actually stopping them continuing scientific whaling – just ‘reducing’ the quotas by a few hundred whales (for how long we wonder)! Here Japan – have your pie, and our pie and all the pies in the world and eat them all. Disgraceful.

By: Daniel Bassett

Daniel Bassett — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:04:43 +0000

I never feel so angry as when I read stuff like this. I just cannot see how one can argue for this fishing. I remember watching the news when Australia busted japan for illegally overfishing their tuna. The Japanese argument was that the rest of the countries are not thinking correctly. That they need to look at stopping fishing of sardines, anchovies and pilchards. That this is the real problem. I find this argument weak. Just because overfishing of these bottom of the food chains species is wrong does not therefore mean you are right. Just there all wrong. So angry. Such a smokescreen.

By: carlsafina

carlsafina — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:22 +0000

Jasen, which part makes you angry, Japan’s actions or my take on Japan?

By: Jasen Anderson

Jasen Anderson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:23:46 +0000

This makes me angry….you don’t want to know what I really think!