What type of wine do you have with that?
Maybe I am being influenced by my friend, but here is another interesting fact turned into fable.
Lets start with this statement: I am not a big supporter of religion per se. I think people can and should have faith and religion, but I myself have too many issues with what religion causes. Wars, and history of abuse are all tied to religion.
Having said that this is shot at those who say we should look to science to change our world and fix our problems. How many times have we heard about if we see what works in nature or science and apply it to our lives we would be able to solve our problems?
So to the story.
Red Lionfish are pretty but greedy. These fish when introduce to their non native environment like a coral reef can reduce the number of smaller fish by 80% in weeks. They are at the top of chain. No predators because of their spines. Now the lionfish in western Pacific Ocean is contained because the ecosystem is native and understands how to deal with this. However in the Caribbean they are going wild and unchecked.
People tried to introduce a bounty for the fish, but there are too many and local governments couldn't afford to pay it. So they came up with a scientific marketable solution. They sent lionfish to posh restaurants in NY and Chicago to see if the top chefs could introduce these fish to the diet. The fish were a hit. The market this could create will help cull the population. The most important selling point for the fish was the diners liked the idea of consuming something which would help the environment at the same time. Wow a food green conscience people could get behind. Traditional methods of fishing don't work, but diving in the Caribbean to get these fish will be very attractive to workers.
You are thinking whats the lesson today? Think! Save the environment while you eat.
Species causing undo damage to the world, with no known predator. C'mon. Population of this specie is running wild. How to make culling the population acceptable to the masses. A marketing issue, solved, cull and save the planet. So using the lionfish example we can recreate the solution.
Who wants to send some humans to the chefs in NY and Chicago and see what they can come up with and maybe they can create a new market and a new environmental entry into the diet?
ps. Charles Heston made a movie about it a long time ago......
Lets start with this statement: I am not a big supporter of religion per se. I think people can and should have faith and religion, but I myself have too many issues with what religion causes. Wars, and history of abuse are all tied to religion.
Having said that this is shot at those who say we should look to science to change our world and fix our problems. How many times have we heard about if we see what works in nature or science and apply it to our lives we would be able to solve our problems?
So to the story.
Red Lionfish are pretty but greedy. These fish when introduce to their non native environment like a coral reef can reduce the number of smaller fish by 80% in weeks. They are at the top of chain. No predators because of their spines. Now the lionfish in western Pacific Ocean is contained because the ecosystem is native and understands how to deal with this. However in the Caribbean they are going wild and unchecked.
People tried to introduce a bounty for the fish, but there are too many and local governments couldn't afford to pay it. So they came up with a scientific marketable solution. They sent lionfish to posh restaurants in NY and Chicago to see if the top chefs could introduce these fish to the diet. The fish were a hit. The market this could create will help cull the population. The most important selling point for the fish was the diners liked the idea of consuming something which would help the environment at the same time. Wow a food green conscience people could get behind. Traditional methods of fishing don't work, but diving in the Caribbean to get these fish will be very attractive to workers.
You are thinking whats the lesson today? Think! Save the environment while you eat.
Species causing undo damage to the world, with no known predator. C'mon. Population of this specie is running wild. How to make culling the population acceptable to the masses. A marketing issue, solved, cull and save the planet. So using the lionfish example we can recreate the solution.
Who wants to send some humans to the chefs in NY and Chicago and see what they can come up with and maybe they can create a new market and a new environmental entry into the diet?
ps. Charles Heston made a movie about it a long time ago......
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