tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post5939322836413870040..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Elasmobranchooklyn... Post Lecture RecapBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-75430424746996577082012-08-20T13:38:03.527-04:002012-08-20T13:38:03.527-04:00Far from being mindless killing machines
Well whe...<i>Far from being mindless killing machines</i><br /><br />Well where's the fun in that?<br /><br /><i>Seems that the shark-fin delicacy and the shark-cartilage scam is doing the consumers' brains in.</i><br /><br />Ah, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHeb9jBqPAU" title="∈҉∋" rel="nofollow">an explanation!</a> Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-49718924370336497342012-08-18T20:15:44.029-04:002012-08-18T20:15:44.029-04:00Teach the Fishtroversy!
Teach the conchtroversy? ...<i>Teach the Fishtroversy!</i><br /><br />Teach the conchtroversy? The congertroversy?<br /><br /><i>Joining in Shark Week, eh?</i><br /><br />What could be better? The aquarium is a pretty short subway ride away, and a lot of WCS staff have become regulars.<br /><br /><i>We used to leave at dawn under sail and spend the day out there, tying up to a buoy to grill lunch and play in the (very cold) water. Saw some truly remarkable things, and came to deeply love the marine mammals...</i><br /><br />Awesome- a seal colony has recently established itself in one of the islands in New York harbor. I think "Great White Highway" is 'set" in the Farallons.<br /><br /><i>Hmmm, sounds like another great lecture! You're so lucky to have the opportunity to attend those. I don't think that there is anything like that in my immediate area. Perhaps down in Toronto... or maybe here.. who knows? ;P</i><br /><br />Yeah, we're pretty lucky to have this series, and my friends Dorian and Margaret and the good folks at the Bell House have really worked hard to make it work so well.<br /><br /><i>Did thr neurotoxin accumulation story come up?</i><br /><br />Only the accumulation of mercury specifically. <br /><br /><i>Seems that the shark-fin delicacy and the shark-cartilage scam is doing the consumers' brains in.</i><br /><br />That's not saying much! It's a tragedy, though- the populations won't be able to rebound any time soon, if at all.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-825937380446395342012-08-18T17:15:26.291-04:002012-08-18T17:15:26.291-04:00Did thr neurotoxin accumulation story come up? See...Did thr <a href="http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/news-events/press-releases/2012/neurotoxins-in-shark-fins-a-human-health-concern/" rel="nofollow">neurotoxin accumulation story</a> come up? Seems that the shark-fin delicacy and the shark-cartilage scam is doing the consumers' brains in. Sadly, they are not dying in time to help the sharks much.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-86392127739524649692012-08-18T16:29:29.934-04:002012-08-18T16:29:29.934-04:00Hmmm, sounds like another great lecture! You'r...Hmmm, sounds like another great lecture! You're so lucky to have the opportunity to attend those. I don't think that there is anything like that in my immediate area. Perhaps down in Toronto... or maybe here.. who knows? ;P<br />Sorry, I've been at baseball all day (and I'm not done with it yet!) and am exhausted. :P<br /><br />((Hugs))<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206086996758491041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-30386255461718846732012-08-18T13:36:33.120-04:002012-08-18T13:36:33.120-04:0020 miles off the Marin county coast is the Farallo...20 miles off the Marin county coast is the Farallon Islands. They are a part time home to lots of sharks, including some of the biggest (~15 ft) great whites in the water. Also all sorts of whales. <br /><br />We used to leave at dawn under sail and spend the day out there, tying up to a buoy to grill lunch and play in the (very cold) water. Saw some truly remarkable things, and came to deeply love the marine mammals...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-1095117195949734432012-08-18T12:01:12.496-04:002012-08-18T12:01:12.496-04:00Joining in Shark Week, eh?
Mythbuster did their t...Joining in Shark Week, eh?<br /><br />Mythbuster did their top shark myths, and number one was the same point you made; that these are magnificent creatures that are being mercilessly slaughtered through a mix of misguided fear and superstitious greed for that stupid shark fin soup.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-58166568806944146782012-08-18T11:07:55.926-04:002012-08-18T11:07:55.926-04:00Teach the Fishtroversy!
~Teach the Fishtroversy!<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com