Re: [Paddlewise] Fish farming (fwd)

From: John Somers <somers_at_utmbrt.utmb.edu>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 11:29:15 -0600
At 08:59 AM 10/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> *** Fish farming does not save ocean fish - study
>>[snippage]
>> said Rebecca Goldburg, a biologist for the Environmental Defense Fund who
>> worked on the journal Science report. See
>> http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2556835953-166
>
>Problem is, this is like asking the Tobacco companies to do a 
>study on the addictiveness of cigarrette smoke.  EDF starts out 
>with an axe to grind, and then proceeds to grind it.  Big surprise.
>For all we know the study actually is true; but because of who did 
>the study, it looses all credibility.
>
>
>Richard Walker


Question: What are your qualifications for assessing the credibility of
those who have done this study or the credibility of the study itself?
Have you read the study report?

John Somers

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