A masterpiece in writing that is clear, concise and very informative. The message is hopefully getting through. It is good that agreements are in place to address over-fishing, but effective monitoring is a big job.
Yeah right. like any real action happens. Greenpeace and Sea Shepard were destroyed by governments and corporate power. Academia, bought and sold. Intellectuals sit in chairs. The money goes to wars. I have hope, but it's not in the inane babel of feel good bullshit.
Luke’s article does little itself. As Che would have said, another armchair revolutionary. Corporate powers could care less and will do as the almighty $$$ enables them. You’re preaching to the choir while the seas get warmer, corals die and native people and their lives are lost.
Justin, Bob’s entitled to find value in the work without being challenged for it. On your broader point… you subscribe, which tells me you’re not indifferent. What would more useful look like to you? Genuinely asking.
This need to collect information/data is the bullshit that masquerades as caring. Indigenous peoples of the seas, like Pacific Islanders and others around know the sea and it's creatures. Like the native Hawaiians who have known how to navigate and live with and by the seas, the moon, the stars, wave patterns and birds flight long before the "educated " white people and colonizers came. It is money, profits and greed that continue to destroy the oceans and seas. All of the talk and studies are just a show. Your intentions may be good but this talk has been going on since the 60's and small achievments have been rolled back.
This is a fair challenge. Indigenous ecological knowledge has been systematically excluded from the frameworks that were supposed to protect the ocean, and the rollbacks you're describing are real and documented. The data isn't the problem. Who controls it, and who gets ignored because of it. That's the problem.
Thank you for your clearly shared insights. Humanity is being called by the wisdom of the sea to 1) tell more truth, 2) revere our life support system 🌍 and 3) embody and respond with grace in the face of chaos. No small things. Yet, we either choose these or we, and the rest of life, suffer more.
Best ocean blog I've come across. Thank you!
That’s really kind of you to say. So glad you found it useful.
A masterpiece in writing that is clear, concise and very informative. The message is hopefully getting through. It is good that agreements are in place to address over-fishing, but effective monitoring is a big job.
Yeah right. like any real action happens. Greenpeace and Sea Shepard were destroyed by governments and corporate power. Academia, bought and sold. Intellectuals sit in chairs. The money goes to wars. I have hope, but it's not in the inane babel of feel good bullshit.
All good points but I completely disagree that Luke's article are "inane babel" and such a comment does little to progress such an importat issue.
Luke’s article does little itself. As Che would have said, another armchair revolutionary. Corporate powers could care less and will do as the almighty $$$ enables them. You’re preaching to the choir while the seas get warmer, corals die and native people and their lives are lost.
Justin, Bob’s entitled to find value in the work without being challenged for it. On your broader point… you subscribe, which tells me you’re not indifferent. What would more useful look like to you? Genuinely asking.
Your work is priceless — as are the treasures you are working to save 💯💯💯
This need to collect information/data is the bullshit that masquerades as caring. Indigenous peoples of the seas, like Pacific Islanders and others around know the sea and it's creatures. Like the native Hawaiians who have known how to navigate and live with and by the seas, the moon, the stars, wave patterns and birds flight long before the "educated " white people and colonizers came. It is money, profits and greed that continue to destroy the oceans and seas. All of the talk and studies are just a show. Your intentions may be good but this talk has been going on since the 60's and small achievments have been rolled back.
This is a fair challenge. Indigenous ecological knowledge has been systematically excluded from the frameworks that were supposed to protect the ocean, and the rollbacks you're describing are real and documented. The data isn't the problem. Who controls it, and who gets ignored because of it. That's the problem.
Thank you for your clearly shared insights. Humanity is being called by the wisdom of the sea to 1) tell more truth, 2) revere our life support system 🌍 and 3) embody and respond with grace in the face of chaos. No small things. Yet, we either choose these or we, and the rest of life, suffer more.