Comments on: Here We Go Again http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/ Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Blogger http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31673 Blogger Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:47:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31673 Unless I misunderstood the issue, at one time it was thought that pollack was in that position...now we learn that the crop has cratered. Can we truly be sure that any seafood is safe to consume? Unless I misunderstood the issue, at one time it was thought that pollack was in that position…now we learn that the crop has cratered.

Can we truly be sure that any seafood is safe to consume?

]]> By: Sheril Kirshenbaum http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31670 Sheril Kirshenbaum Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:46:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31670 Occasionally, if it's been harvested or farmed sustainably. Occasionally, if it’s been harvested or farmed sustainably.

]]> By: Blogger http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31669 Blogger Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:21:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31669 Sheril, do you eat seafood? Sheril, do you eat seafood?

]]> By: MadScientist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31644 MadScientist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:11:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31644 People love to deny that they could actually be destroying aquatic systems. I really don't know why; you'd think after decimating Monterey Bay almost 100 years ago, when the population of the USA was much smaller, would have given people a clue - but no, humans are too thick. Add to that these people I keep running into these days who say "eat fish, not cows, it's better for the environment"; It's pretty hard not to smack 'em. You don't have to try very hard to find news articles about fishermen blaming whales, seals, hobby fishers, etc. for the declines in their stock. Such accusations are unbelievably stupid - the few tens of thousand of seals around can't even compete with a single 'small' trawler which would pull in tens of tons per week. BUT - it's better to blame others than to waste time and money trying to think of schemes which are sustainable. People love to deny that they could actually be destroying aquatic systems. I really don’t know why; you’d think after decimating Monterey Bay almost 100 years ago, when the population of the USA was much smaller, would have given people a clue – but no, humans are too thick. Add to that these people I keep running into these days who say “eat fish, not cows, it’s better for the environment”; It’s pretty hard not to smack ‘em.

You don’t have to try very hard to find news articles about fishermen blaming whales, seals, hobby fishers, etc. for the declines in their stock. Such accusations are unbelievably stupid – the few tens of thousand of seals around can’t even compete with a single ‘small’ trawler which would pull in tens of tons per week. BUT – it’s better to blame others than to waste time and money trying to think of schemes which are sustainable.

]]> By: Sorbet http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31638 Sorbet Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:52:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/09/10/here-we-go-again/#comment-31638 Worry not! We can always have the <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/taco_bells_new_green_menu_takes" rel="nofollow">wholly synthetic menu</a> from Taco Bell Worry not! We can always have the wholly synthetic menu from Taco Bell

]]>