On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:55:26 -0700, Lynnet Bannion <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >And as far as "insanity" goes, most of the world is insane right now as >regards overutilization of fish. One after another fish stock has >collapsed; we are eating lower and lower on the oceanic food chain. Yet >the factory ships go out in their thousands every day to vacuum up more of >the ocean. This Is Insane! Sorry to disagree, but I don't regard this as insanity. I consider it as egocentrism. But I'm not an angel myself. I contribute to this extinction by consuming part of the haul. Maybe I should donate some of my income to the restoration of the ocean ecosystem. Maybe there's something else I can do? /Fredrik