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To: Land Shark who wrote (36086)	12/5/2012 11:11:15 AM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Respond to of 86356

That experiment was done in secrecy and failed. Depends on how you define secrecy.. It was voted on by the Indian tribe that financed the venture. As for whether if failed in it's mission, to restore salmon runs in the area, it's just a bit early to make that assertion. But there is no doubt it was a major success in promoting the growth of Phytoplankton.. Almost certainly, as one Canadian Fisheries official told us (off the record, naturally) "for sure, in a year or two you're going to see a record salmon catch. Fish are going to eat up that Plankton like candy." Is it illegal? The same official added, "I have no idea, and nobody else has any idea either. We are in a strange new territory here." planktonwars.blogspot.ca hsrc1.com A 3,800-square-mile algae bloom in the Pacific Ocean off Canada's British Columbia has been traced to a California businessman who promised a local tribe he could help their salmon runs by fertilizing the ocean with iron. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/16/14487440-huge-algae-bloom-off-canada-triggered-by-companys-fertilization-experiment?lite As for whether the tribe was "bilked", we'll find out in a year or two.. As it stands, they were so desperate because of the depletion of salmon stocks, they didn't see a choice. All because people of your ilk don't think it's relevant that phytoplankton levels have decreased by 40% over the past 60 years. You just don't care if they starve, or become wards of the Canadian government because they can't make a living. Hawk