Let's continue to hope. Well done, Eli!

Nothing lasts forever. We are in danger of over-fishing our waters. We need to protect our marine life. We need to zone our waters. We need to do the right thing. The fishing industry, governments, environmental scientists as well as consumers must all work together to learn how to stop destructive fishing and restore depleted fisheries.
According to the experts, our oceans can continue to produce an abundant supply of fish indefinitely if properly managed. A marine reserve is one way of an effective potential solution to the over-fishing problem.
The problem with most people is a resistance to change but we need to step away from our comfort zone and realise that the future is in our hands. So, do we resist change and allow ourselves to end up with a marine junkyard dominated by plankton, or do we take the bull by the horns and protect our livelihood for our future?
The choice is ours to make.

I can imagine that if fish could speak they would be crying in anguish begging us to stop damaging their homes and killing their young and old.
Humans are by far the most destructive creatures in this world. We cut down trees, we pollute our water and we kill for the sake of killing without thought or regard for anyone or anything.
Here in Antigua, we are removing large groups of fish regardless of size from our seas. The over-fishing of a particular species does not just damage the population of that fish alone, but can have serious effects further up the food chain.
There is a delicate balance to be struck between catching large numbers of fish so as to make money and ensuring that there are enough fish left alive to be able to replenish stocks for future years.

This is to bolster what Fuller, Mussington and others are trying to accomplish:
Here’s part of a poem by Christopher Ndubuisi. He’s a Climate Change Technical Officer with the Peterborough City Council:-
Mankind! When will you repent of your evil ways?
When will you stop biting the hands that have fed you?
When will you love mother earth like she loves you…?

Over-fishing has caused 70% of the world’s fish stocks to be either fully exploited or depleted. It is a direct result of human demand for food and the rapid advances in fishing technology in the last 50 years.
Mesh sizes used in fishing nets have decreased as catches have gradually become smaller. Many of the caught fish are too small to be used as food so they are turned into either animal food or fertilizer.
Thousands of porpoises die each year in the nets of salmon fishing and thousands of other marine species are killed each year by tuna fishermen. Around the world there are groups and individuals protesting against over-fishing. Scientists agree that at current exploitation rates many important fish stocks will be removed from the system within 25 years.

Eli you're easy on the eyes

Caribarena, Minister Baptist did organize a very well and informative meeting yesterday and I think that lots were accomplished, I have great hope that we will see some action in the very near future, sometimes a little push works wonders.

Well done Eli