Re: [Paddlewise] scary sight

From: Will Jennings <will_at_bigwoodenradio.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 17:55:51 -0500
>> I just saw 3 men, 2 in a "double" and one in a "single," paddle by my house,
>> on our 50 degree waters, wearing t-shirts and PFD's, in a SIT-ON-TOP.  When I
>> last checked on them, they were hanging onto my mooring buoy, apparently very
>> puzzled by the flooding tide.  How can such idiocy not only exist, but
>> survive?
> 
> Wow.  Let's hope they don't reproduce!

Listening to NPR yesterday to a story about Fish & Wildlife experts
suggesting that keeping the 'big' fish and 'throwing back the small'
was the exact wrong approach to ensure survival of worthy fishing stock;
that if the smaller fish were kept and the largest thrown back, the
quality and size of the population might well double in short order.

I think I'll suggest this corrected approach for all future SAR runs...


-WJJ

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