Dear Vicky,

I agree that this is hypocritical, but not more than western countries
are doing. Despite the cyanide (which should truly be forbidden) and
the dynamiting, the Philippines has still a much less polluted
condition than most countries in the west. They still have no New
York, Antwerp or Rotterdam where the sea water is true poison. The
Philippine seas are still pristine in most areas and a delight to
watch wildlife. The cyanide and blasting the reefs are dwarfed out by
trawlings and fisheries of the much more organized professional
western countries who do the destruction "grand scale", so speaking
about hypocritical...


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On 07 4, 08, at 10:37 PM, Vicky Wall wrote:

> That the Philippines even has a list of "banned shells from export"
> seems so hypocritical...considering there doesn't seem like very
> much protection or concern about people blasting reefs and
> "cyaniding" reefs for fish collection. That's where the conservation
> efforts should be concentrated. Vicky Wall

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