Don’t set the expectation levels too high, kid. You might end up losing some points just because it didn’t measure up to the quality level you’ve generated in the teacher’s imagination.
Stick with me, because this is going to start off sounding negative, but I’m trying to get at something positive.
It’s hard to shake the belief that the world is pretty messed up these days, and that we humans did most of it. And that’s particularly well illustrated by our oceans. How do you mess up the oceans, after all? They’re huge. They’re vast. They’re deep. They seem so limitless, so of course we’ve long treated them that way. We’ve dumped in limitless trash and hauled out limitless fish. And the seas are suffering. The seafood industry is a particular shame. It can be every man for himself out there, and pretty lawless. But they do catch fish. Even small, independent boats are devastatingly effective — and effectively devastating. If not terribly efficient. And that’s without even getting into the massive factory fishing operations committing the aquatic equivalent of strip mining.
And I like seafood. This is difficult.
Enter the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which, right off the bat, is a fantastic and fascinating institution everyone should visit. It’s beautiful. It’s wonderful. Sea World it is not. They’re doing some very good science there, and some serious public service, doing our seas and our planet some big favors. One of the biggest is their Seafood Watch. It is this simple: They keep track of which species are over-fished, wastefully fished or otherwise foolishly fished, and they tell any consumer who wants to know. They put out brochures and they have a free app. They don’t tell you not to eat seafood; they simply outline, as cleanly as possible, which seafood to eat depending on how much damage you want to be a party to. (And I’ll note that there is some seafood you can eat without causing any trouble at all.)
Enter the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which, right off the bat, is a fantastic and fascinating institution everyone should visit.
It’s beautiful. It’s wonderful. Sea World it is not. They’re doing some very good science there, and some serious public service, doing our seas and our planet some big favors. One of the biggest is their Seafood Watch. It is this simple: They keep track of which species are overfished, wastefully fished or otherwise foolishly fished, and they tell any consumer who wants to know. They put out brochures and they have a free app. They don’t tell you not to eat seafood; they simply outline, as cleanly as possible, which seafood to eat depending on how much damage you want to be a party to. (And I’ll note that there is some seafood you can eat without causing any trouble at all.)
And this is the promising part: It’s reassurance and evidence that ruining the oceans, or anything else, can be turned around to some extent simply by putting a little conscious thought into your day-to-day, or even dinner-out-night, decisions.
Hope that helps. And hope it doesn’t offend. I wasn’t fishing, and I’m certainly not into trolling.
asrialfeeple almost 6 years ago
This strip seems fishy to me.
Pocosdad almost 6 years ago
She said she wasn’t fishing for compliments, but I think she did it on porpoise.
RussHeim almost 6 years ago
To find every bad fish / sea life pun on the planet in once place, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1GvDWtccI
snappyboy almost 6 years ago
At least she didn’t flounder over the assignment.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Don’t set the expectation levels too high, kid. You might end up losing some points just because it didn’t measure up to the quality level you’ve generated in the teacher’s imagination.
Herb L 1954 almost 6 years ago
Where is Gil Thorpe,when you really need him?Gone fishin’ ;)
amxchester almost 6 years ago
That aquarium is pretty awesome.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 6 years ago
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Stick with me, because this is going to start off sounding negative, but I’m trying to get at something positive.
It’s hard to shake the belief that the world is pretty messed up these days, and that we humans did most of it. And that’s particularly well illustrated by our oceans. How do you mess up the oceans, after all? They’re huge. They’re vast. They’re deep. They seem so limitless, so of course we’ve long treated them that way. We’ve dumped in limitless trash and hauled out limitless fish. And the seas are suffering. The seafood industry is a particular shame. It can be every man for himself out there, and pretty lawless. But they do catch fish. Even small, independent boats are devastatingly effective — and effectively devastating. If not terribly efficient. And that’s without even getting into the massive factory fishing operations committing the aquatic equivalent of strip mining.
And I like seafood. This is difficult.
Enter the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which, right off the bat, is a fantastic and fascinating institution everyone should visit. It’s beautiful. It’s wonderful. Sea World it is not. They’re doing some very good science there, and some serious public service, doing our seas and our planet some big favors. One of the biggest is their Seafood Watch. It is this simple: They keep track of which species are over-fished, wastefully fished or otherwise foolishly fished, and they tell any consumer who wants to know. They put out brochures and they have a free app. They don’t tell you not to eat seafood; they simply outline, as cleanly as possible, which seafood to eat depending on how much damage you want to be a party to. (And I’ll note that there is some seafood you can eat without causing any trouble at all.)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 6 years ago
Continued:
Enter the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which, right off the bat, is a fantastic and fascinating institution everyone should visit.
It’s beautiful. It’s wonderful. Sea World it is not. They’re doing some very good science there, and some serious public service, doing our seas and our planet some big favors. One of the biggest is their Seafood Watch. It is this simple: They keep track of which species are overfished, wastefully fished or otherwise foolishly fished, and they tell any consumer who wants to know. They put out brochures and they have a free app. They don’t tell you not to eat seafood; they simply outline, as cleanly as possible, which seafood to eat depending on how much damage you want to be a party to. (And I’ll note that there is some seafood you can eat without causing any trouble at all.)
And this is the promising part: It’s reassurance and evidence that ruining the oceans, or anything else, can be turned around to some extent simply by putting a little conscious thought into your day-to-day, or even dinner-out-night, decisions.
Hope that helps. And hope it doesn’t offend. I wasn’t fishing, and I’m certainly not into trolling.