Terry,
As you know - I admire both your passion and your caring for the future of our salmon.
However, I have to disagree on sockeyefry's inclusion on this forum.
Not only should we all be standing-up for freedom of speech and the right to disagree in our country (as some other countries often stifle this human right through violence, like Iran and China) - but more importantly, w/o people like sockeyefry we have no dialogue, and no chance for others to get educated about this (I believe) important topic.
In our search for truth, most people can easily see through many of the lies and half-truths, and we need to expose these lies and half-truths to light so they can be disarmed.
These lies and half-truths are not repeated only in this forum, but more importantly through the greater public forum which include other media such as letters to the editor, and columns written by such authors as the BC Salmon Growers Assn, Odd Gryland, Patrick Moore, and others.
We need to educate people about these lies, and give them ammunition to respond in an educated and reasoned fashion to these lies. That's where this forum, and all of us (me, you, sockeyefry, and other sportfishermen) are invaluable.
As you know - I admire both your passion and your caring for the future of our salmon.
However, I have to disagree on sockeyefry's inclusion on this forum.
Not only should we all be standing-up for freedom of speech and the right to disagree in our country (as some other countries often stifle this human right through violence, like Iran and China) - but more importantly, w/o people like sockeyefry we have no dialogue, and no chance for others to get educated about this (I believe) important topic.
In our search for truth, most people can easily see through many of the lies and half-truths, and we need to expose these lies and half-truths to light so they can be disarmed.
These lies and half-truths are not repeated only in this forum, but more importantly through the greater public forum which include other media such as letters to the editor, and columns written by such authors as the BC Salmon Growers Assn, Odd Gryland, Patrick Moore, and others.
We need to educate people about these lies, and give them ammunition to respond in an educated and reasoned fashion to these lies. That's where this forum, and all of us (me, you, sockeyefry, and other sportfishermen) are invaluable.