I agree with Guido that large scale commercial  misuse of the sea is too
characteristic of 'developed' countries.  On a conchological note, New
York City has cleaned up its harbor tremendously over the past 20 years
or so.  So much so that the boring clams (Toredo et al) are destroying
the piers at a rapid pace.  They used to be protected by the bad water
quality!
Allen Aigen  NYC
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:27:06 +0800 Guido Poppe <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> 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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