U.S. beluga decision worries fishermen
Fishermen and government officials fear a sharp drop in income after
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week placed the
caviar-producing beluga sturgeon — the world's most valuable
fish — on its list of threatened species.
at http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...4318-1384r.htm

"Mike" > wrote in message
m...
> U.S. beluga decision worries fishermen
> Fishermen and government officials fear a sharp drop in income after
> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week placed the
> caviar-producing beluga sturgeon — the world's most valuable
> fish — on its list of threatened species.
> at http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...4318-1384r.htm

Their income will drop even more if they *don't* put the fish on the list.
Or haven't the quite made the mental connection as to where those eggs come
from in the first place?

Paul

On 2004-04-22, Paul M. Cook©® > wrote:

> Their income will drop even more if they *don't* put the fish on the list.
> Or haven't the quite made the mental connection as to where those eggs come
> from in the first place?

Nope. The list of animals extincted by brain-dead commercial hunter/fisher
types is long and sad. They've done it before and I have no doubt they'll do it
again, barring govt intervention.

nb

I read or heard (sorry. I have old broad's disease!) just a snippet in the
las few weeks that the US was planning to get into the beluga business by
starting to farm the sturgeon - where I don't know. Then I heard that the
US was pushing to put the fish on the list as protected. Some reporter
said that the two were related and that the uS was going to try and
cripple the caspian sea market in order to create a market for the US.

Anybody hear any of this?

Elaine, too

On 22 Apr 2004, Mike wrote:

> U.S. beluga decision worries fishermen
> Fishermen and government officials fear a sharp drop in income after
> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week placed the
> caviar-producing beluga sturgeon — the world's most valuable
> fish — on its list of threatened species.
> at http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...4318-1384r.htm
>

"Elaine Parrish" > wrote in message
...
>
> I read or heard (sorry. I have old broad's disease!) just a snippet in the
> las few weeks that the US was planning to get into the beluga business by
> starting to farm the sturgeon - where I don't know. Then I heard that the
> US was pushing to put the fish on the list as protected. Some reporter
> said that the two were related and that the uS was going to try and
> cripple the caspian sea market in order to create a market for the US.
>
> Anybody hear any of this?
>
> Elaine, too
>
> On 22 Apr 2004, Mike wrote:
>
>> U.S. beluga decision worries fishermen
>> Fishermen and government officials fear a sharp drop in income after
>> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week placed the
>> caviar-producing beluga sturgeon — the world's most valuable
>> fish — on its list of threatened species.
>> at http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...4318-1384r.htm
>>
I keep hearing that populations of Beluga are declining so declaring them
threatened doesn't seem out of line. And they are valuable, so the idea of
someone farming them isn't either. The idea that those events are some sort
of conspiracy is however absurd. What reporter came up with that?
Al-Jazerra? He needs another roll of tinfoil, the zeta rays from the black
helicopters are penetrating the stuff he has.

del

On Sat, 7 May 2005 09:53:41 -0500, Del Cecchi wrote:

>
> "Elaine Parrish" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I read or heard (sorry. I have old broad's disease!) just a snippet in the
> > las few weeks that the US was planning to get into the beluga business by
> > starting to farm the sturgeon - where I don't know. Then I heard that the
> > US was pushing to put the fish on the list as protected. Some reporter
> > said that the two were related and that the uS was going to try and
> > cripple the caspian sea market in order to create a market for the US.
> >
> > Anybody hear any of this?
> >
> > Elaine, too
> >
> > On 22 Apr 2004, Mike wrote:
> >
> >> U.S. beluga decision worries fishermen
> >> Fishermen and government officials fear a sharp drop in income after
> >> the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week placed the
> >> caviar-producing beluga sturgeon — the world's most valuable
> >> fish — on its list of threatened species.
> >> at http://www.washtimes.com/world/20040...4318-1384r.htm
> >>
> I keep hearing that populations of Beluga are declining so declaring them
> threatened doesn't seem out of line. And they are valuable, so the idea of
> someone farming them isn't either. The idea that those events are some sort
> of conspiracy is however absurd. What reporter came up with that?
> Al-Jazerra? He needs another roll of tinfoil, the zeta rays from the black
> helicopters are penetrating the stuff he has.
>
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