tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post3484324373692389202..comments2024-03-25T12:38:37.998+12:00Comments on The Best Shark Dive in the World!: Judas Conservationist?Andrew Cumminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675497080700112390noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-25672779298196635942013-03-03T17:31:59.748+12:002013-03-03T17:31:59.748+12:00Thanks Ila - and you! :)
I'm actually quite h...Thanks Ila - and you! :)<br /><br />I'm actually quite hopeful that the issue of sustainability will ultimately prevail.<br />The fishing industry wants to survive and knows that it is the only recipe for them to continue existing in the long term - but they will of course fight it every step of the way in order to preserve their short-term earnings.<br /><br />As always, this will require DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-15411283828670411652013-03-03T17:16:02.886+12:002013-03-03T17:16:02.886+12:00Thanks for another clear sighted analysis, Mike.
...Thanks for another clear sighted analysis, Mike. <br /><br />Your point that the slaughter of tigers, elephants, rhinos and so forth has continued in spite of whole generations working for their protection is daunting. <br /><br />And then there is the way things become more valuable as they become more rare. <br /><br />I hope that you are right and that shark fisheries can be made sustainable Ila France Porcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864521615878468677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-13702461902534356372013-03-01T10:15:02.489+12:002013-03-01T10:15:02.489+12:00Thanks Martin.
I just don't think that reduci...Thanks Martin.<br /><br />I just don't think that reducing demand will be fast and broad enough to make a difference, at least not in the shorter term - this is a supply limited fishery so tens, if not hundreds of millions of consumers would have to forgo the soup before a single Shark is being saved.<br /><br />I say, let's work on reforming the industry to make it transparent, legal andDaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-31624174167622224372013-03-01T02:44:31.600+12:002013-03-01T02:44:31.600+12:00Well said Mike!
Like anything, if there is a dem...Well said Mike! <br /><br />Like anything, if there is a demand, someone will fill it. Working on reducing demand is and always will be the key to conservation.<br /><br />It's also helpful to involve local fishermen in shark tourism to give them a lucrative alternative to shark fishing. <br /><br />Changing consumer perceptions would be immensely helpful, but probably difficult to achieve onMartin Grafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619082513045668179noreply@blogger.com