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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (8126)	11/14/2006 12:18:07 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

Were you fooled ? Worm goes fishing Who wasn't alarmed upon hearing last week that our children and grandchildren won't be able to order swordfish and lobster off the menu because the world's fisheries are going to collapse by 2048? It seems man's gluttony for seafood has led to an overharvesting of the world's waters. Or has it? The Washington-based Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), in a response headlined "Worm goes fishing," charges that the study's lead author, Canadian scientist Boris Worm, was "trolling" for media hype when he issued the following scary statement: "Whether we looked at tide pools or studies over the entire world's ocean, we saw the same picture emerging. I was shocked and disturbed by how consistent these trends are -- beyond anything we suspected." Hold your sea horses. And don't be stocking up on sardines, either. "The fish-extinction bombshell appears to be more about attracting attention and prestige than objective truth- seeking," counters the CCF. "Case in point: Worm accidentally sent a note meant for his colleagues to the Seattle Times, in which he wrote that the scary prediction could act as a 'news hook to get people's attention.' " That said, the CCF has been busy compiling reaction from "notable fisheries experts" critical of the study, including University of British Columbia professor Kyle Waters, who reportedly told National Public Radio that the findings are "extremely misleading" and "wrong." Then there's Ray Hilborn, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the University of Washington, who labeled Mr. Worm's predictions "just mind-boggling stupid."