alright must be wondering why the title to the post??.. environmental?.. hmm.. been reading this article from the April issue of the National Geographic Magazine on fishing.. the depletion of the world fishing sources is posing a problem for the oceanic ecosystem as well as the livelihood of subsistence fisheries.... well.. this is due to commercialised overfishing using big vessels n new fishing technology.. also lead to indiscriminate fishing.. as in what are caught may not be the catch n the wasted catch are dumped back into the water.. hmm.. well one of the articles are on the really big bluefin tuna.. these tuna are able to grow up to 12 feets but their numbers are decreasing due to the fishing for markets in Japan, USA etc.. these tuna are priced for their fatty meat at the stomach which are the best sushi..
.. well not a fan of tuna sushi.. but overfishing also reminded me of shark n shark fins.. well the demand of shark fins and the profit from shark fins killed shark n mainly the fins are retrieved n the rest of the sharks are just dumped back into the water.. n even juvenile sharks are not let off.. so if u kill off all the small sharks now, who are going to grow up n give birth to other sharks.. n bearing in mind that shark undergoes a period of gestation before they give birth to small shark.. so is a vicious cycle.. so stop eating shark fins.. but human beings don think about the future, they only enjoy what is present now...well there are many people who don believe in not eating shark fins n they even go all the way to Thailand to have cheap small shark's fin.. people just don buy the fact about such dietary habits are endangering the sharks.. I used to like them so much n will go all the way to go eat them but after learning of the dire consequences of such practice, I have decided not to be a perpetuator of such practice.. however, still get to eat it at wedding dinner.. is a dilemma actually.. besides sharks, whales are the other marine animals that were heavily sought after for their blubber in the last century n now for Scientific research... before i go on and on.. think i just stopped here..
.. hmm... sale at Kino this month.. so been enjoying lots of book retail therapy!!.. hohoho... let me post my 2 favourite characters from Full Metal Panic.. Chidori and Sousuke, a very interesting couple .. the gal is very smart n is supposed to be a whisperer which means she has information of future high technology in her body and the guy is a very nerdy trained soldier who is posted to be her personal guard.. so both of them from different backgrounds created lots of conflicts and adventures together....the story is still continuing though.. too bad i cannot read Japanese so have to wait for the chinese translation from Taiwan kadokawa..
well.. that's all for this post.. will think of more to say next time.. maybe do some manga review.. haha..
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