disgraceful Costa Rican policies

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Daniel Kessler - 10 May 2005 15:31 GMT

It was on TV last night -- about the Cocos Islands and how the Costa
Rican gov't allows Taiwan fishing trawlers with their huge trailing nets
that extend for miles to ply the waters around the Cocos, discretely off
shore, of course.

Back in the Costa Rican port ---they even built a barrier along the
harbor where the boats dock, to bar from view the processing of
thousands of sharks, hammerheads, from prying eyes.

What was once a marvelous for divers to view and capture in photography
an incredible diversity and amplitutude of sharks and fish life will, in
the the Cocos area, soon disappear, it was suggested.

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Jer - 11 May 2005 02:53 GMT

> It was on TV last night -- about the Cocos Islands and how the Costa
> Rican gov't allows Taiwan fishing trawlers with their huge trailing nets
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> an incredible diversity and amplitutude of sharks and fish life will, in
> the the Cocos area, soon disappear, it was suggested.

Of course it will disappear. Greed will always win without deliberate
retribution.

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Daniel Arrepas - 11 May 2005 15:35 GMT

>> What was once a marvelous for divers to view and capture in photography
>> an incredible diversity and amplitutude of sharks and fish life will, in
>> the the Cocos area, soon disappear, it was suggested.
>
> Of course it will disappear. Greed will always win without deliberate
> retribution.

I would agree that deliberate defense would be effective, but "retribution"
implies the damage is already done or ongoing (reactive as opposed to
proactive). Of course that doesn't deny the fact that retribution often
feels good :^)

The unfortunate point with humans is that for some reason we can envision
all kinds of wonderful things, yet are almost totally unable to foresee the
catastrophic ruination of nature. Is that because we are essentially hopeful
beings at heart, or simply that we are selfish?

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Jer - 12 May 2005 04:11 GMT

>>>What was once a marvelous for divers to view and capture in photography
>>>an incredible diversity and amplitutude of sharks and fish life will, in
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> proactive). Of course that doesn't deny the fact that retribution often
> feels good :^)

Personally, I'd prefer a proactive approach to a multitude of issues,
but sometimes greed gets a headstart and a reactive mode becomes
plausible. Certainly laws can offer some protection, if and when
they're enacted and enforced. When they're not, other more retributive
actions are often warranted. If the damage is ongoing, and no
enforcement action is forthcoming, there are others are willing and
capable of stepping in to fill the gap between what we wanted and what
we got. Despite the risks involved, separating the wheat from the chaff
is often effective.

> The unfortunate point with humans is that for some reason we can envision
> all kinds of wonderful things, yet are almost totally unable to foresee the
> catastrophic ruination of nature. Is that because we are essentially hopeful
> beings at heart, or simply that we are selfish?

Both, actually.

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