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To: Win Smith who wrote (52744)	10/17/2002 4:56:32 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

"The Prague line has been floated and retracted so many times I lose count." I know what you mean.

To: Win Smith who wrote (52744)	10/18/2002 3:57:22 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Environmentalist Fish Stories Chilean sea bass is becoming harder to find on tony restaurant menus, thanks to "agenda-driven environmental scare groups" who are promoting the myth that the fish is endangered, writes David Martosko of the Center for Consumer Freedom in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: This latest campaign mirrors the equally unnecessary "Give Swordfish A Break" crusade of 1998, run by a special interest group named SeaWeb. That effort, which sought to eliminate Atlantic swordfish from restaurants, also drew official skepticism. A National Marine Fisheries Service spokesman said at the time: "It will end up having a detrimental effect on our fishermen. . . . I know a lot of (U.S. fishermen) who have lost their jobs already." The good news for fish lovers is that these campaigns may actually make the gilled goodies easier to get: "When the four-star restaurants stopped serving swordfish, the market was flooded with fish. You didn't think the fishermen were going to stop catching it, did you? When supply went up, the price went down; suddenly, mid-priced and family restaurants could afford to put swordfish on their menus." opinionjournal.com