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I thought that we as a world had this problem vaguely under control but my worries about dolphins began again when I noticed that cat food tins never have a dolphin friendly logo on them. Dolphins, particularly around Britain, are increasingly getting caught in those massive trawl nets. Surely its possible
for these nets to have small pockets to catch little fish but too small to trap dolphins; they would also have big holes to allow the dolphins through. It would mean less fish but also less dolphin deaths and anyway the fish reserves are diminishing anyway. I would pay more for dolphin friendly fish.
Just one of the numerous sites that can be found if you search for 'dolphin friendly'.
http://www.earthisl...ID=123&journalID=44
Although the article is couched in some emotive language, it does illustrate my point. [DrBob]
Vegan cat food
http://www.possible...how.php?item=vegcat
[Fussass]
dolphin friendly nets being tested. not totally problem free I gather.
http://my.webmd.com...nt/article/71/81229 [DrBob, Oct 02 2001, last modified Oct 06 2004]
Vegan cat food
http://www.possible...how.php?item=vegcat
[Fussass, Oct 05 2004]
dolphin friendly nets being tested. not totally problem free I gather.
http://my.webmd.com...nt/article/71/81229
[po, Oct 05 2004]
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Although swivel6 is right about the law in the USA, it doesn't actually stop the problem (see link), and it also does nothing to preserve the fish stocks that the dolphins depend on. The best solution to animal conservation is to stop eating them. |
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so which of you clowns gave me a fish? |
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Cat food tuna isn't dolphin friendly? No wonder it tastes better! |
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why not just don't eat fish? |
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Re-engineer the dolphin. If we make them as small as shrimps then they could swim through current fishing nets. Also tiny dolphins would make groovy household pets, like goldfish but without the unfortunate dieing when they escape the tank. |
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The solution is farm fish. Farmed carp would make fine fish food. This would also make jobs in the third world. |
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The solution is farm fish. Farmed carp would make fine cat food. This would also make jobs in the third world. |
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... but they like chicken. |
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Dolphins are being caught in chicken nets? |
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I politely disagree, bungston. Unlike the taste difference
between wild game vs. livestock, farmed fish are sucky. |
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The real solution is to train these highly intelligent
marine mammals in the art of shepherding. |
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Skilled dolphins can then be employed by individual
fishing enterprises. They would corral schools of fish by
swimming in circular patterns in large numbers thus
creating cyclonic currents that trap the fish. The
dolphins would then be paid for their labor in fish. |
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This allows the fishing industry to become an industrious
cooperative between man and marine mammal. |
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Dolphins, of course, would eventually organize into
unions... |
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I second [dare99]'s idea for small pet dolphins. That would flatout rock. |
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I think they don't bother with the logo 'cause cats can't read. (+) |
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cats don't shop either. mores the pity. |
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As if "dolphin safe" actually means what it says. That just means it has to have under a certain amount of dolphins killed in the process. |
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Cats should be vegetarians anyway. |
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If we just rid the earth of cats ... we could feed the hungry and clothe the naked ... o yeah, and save the dolphins |
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But then crazy cat people would start collecting masses of pumas, or heaven forbid, chihuahuas. |
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I notice that there is "dolphin friendly" tuna on the shelves but the blurb on the tuna that the cat eats doesn't mention it. |
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