Posted by Jusfer on March 30, 2000 at 09:43:10:
In Reply to: Re: Do not support SB241! posted by Curt Billings on March 29, 2000 at 23:57:06:
> hoards of dive trips of weekend hunters have
> taken there toll of scallops and fish. The rigs
> have been dove now for several years and the
> scallops are still there, the fish are still
> there,
Yeah, right. If the rigs were visited as frequently as the reefs we all dive on, they'd be bare metal with algae and a few minor scallops left. And gone would also be the fish. Why do you think the owners of the rigs don't like to see divers going in with spear guns? Because the owners want the (few and not fast enough renewable) fish for themselves.
Humans have always considered it a right to take from resources. It is not. It is a privilege.
Can you say threatened, endangered, extinct?
Jusfer