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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
There is not nearly enough being done to protect the oceans. With all the over-fishing, soon there won't be any fish left. Something has to be done.
There is a great group that I support called the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. They are trying to make a difference. The head of the group is the co-founder of Greenpeace. He left Greenpeace because he thought it had gotten too big and too political. His name is Captain Paul Watson. He is a great man. He doesn't take any salary.
If anyone wants to check the group out, here is their website.
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Rupert,
That's a very good link. Thanks.
In my humble opinion, in addition to the oceans, the estuaries are in need of protection. They are the interface where rivers enter the oceans, and they provide the nursery for many life forms. Of the 22 major river systems that enter the oceans from the United States, guess how many are unpolluted at their deltas. None.
I grew up living near a beautiful estuary. It was between Leonia and Teaneck, New Jersey. It's name was "Overpeck Creek", and it formed the headwaters of what we called "the swamps", but most others called it the "Meadowlands". As it made its way toward Newark Bay, it provided stop over for migratory birds, nesting grounds for indigenous ones, many kinds of marine creatures, from blue crabs to stripers, and many mammals also.
It was a place where I found my first box turtle and caught my first bull frog.
Today, it's been mostly filled. Route 80 goes through the center of it, and further down, Giants Stadium and The Meadowlands Racetrack sit in the midst of acres of asphalt where once, not too long ago, a great diversity of life existed.
Oh well..progress happens.
At least I got to see it when it was there. I'll always remember it.