18 January 2006

Anne - Medic / Deckhand

I'm lucky enough to live by the sea in Sydney, Australia and I love oceans and sailing, though I have to say the Southern Ocean in a rolling icebreaker has been a bit of a challenge. But today with the real start to our campaign against the whalers, I feel its all been worth it. Just to let the whalers know that we're watching - that you can't hunt on an industrial scale in a Sanctuary - felt good. I have to say I do worry about contemporary 'big business' sometimes, with its absolute disregard for finite global resources and its greed. And unfortunately for the oceans, for a lot of people it seems to be out-of-sight, out-of mind. To me it seems that the fishing industry in particular, is totally out of control, with lots of species and their habitat under threat. So next time you see someone throw a prawn (shrimp) on the barbie (BBQ), ask yourself if the world can take it!

   

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