Re: [RML] Banning all PNG fish

peter.unmack at ASU.Edu
Sat, 13 Sep 1997 12:30:54 -0700 (MST)

On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 rhondawi at sprynet.com wrote:

> Nah, he doesn't keep fish himself he has Julie and I and a few others to do
> that dirty work for him, that way he can blame us instead. :)

Who's a clever girl huh? :-)

> We don't have any pristine waterways left. Honestly. I would be darn
> surprised if there's any. And I think that's the point he's trying to make,
> at least you guys aren't to the point where almost every fish in your waters
> is introduced. We are. I would think that the key is to make sure that
> doesn't happen.

Perfect.

> Maybe yours there are more conscientious but there are a lot here who are
> blood sucking leeches, they don't care about anything but the bottom line.

Yer, I mean just look at the likes of Roy...... Mind you, at least he'll
admit what America is all about and how to succeed here. :-) :-) ..|.

> Many of them don't know didley about fish, they just want the cash.

Hey, that sounds like Roy too...... :-)

> I think
> if there was more public education there would be a much lesser chance of
> people dumping fish. I think most people want to do the right thing they
> just don't know any better.

Actually, Australia has better education in that regards than the US
does, but it is still not really adequate. Again, I don't think it will
come down to science and all that other crap, it is largely
sociological. The thing that has the greatest long term hope is education.

Tootles

Peter Unmack