Now they're turning against fish farming as "unnatural". Commercial fishermen, whose self-interest is obvious, are only too happy to contribute to this effort.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_201_cfa_20060510_150833_sen_floor.html
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT :
Supporters write that, "Fish farming poses serious risks to wild fish stocks and the marine environment. Farmed fish spread diseases and parasites; hormones, antibiotics, and chemicals pollute ocean and coastal waters; the use of fish meal and fish oils in feed deplete marine ecosystems; and predator controls harm marine wildlife. These risks have led to recent expressions of concern from the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, the Pew Oceans Commission, and the Governor's Ocean Action Strategy.
"The lack of adequate federal and international standards has forced some states like Alaska to ban all fish farming in marine waters. California banned farming salmon, non-native and transgenic species in 2003, but has no standards to site marine finfish operations, or properly assess impacts on fish, wildlife, water quality, and marine habitats and ecosystems. Nor does California have any standards to protect marine wildlife, habitats, fishing and other uses; minimize pollution; restore damage to the marine environment; adequately monitor and inspect facilities; or prevent and report the escape of farmed fish."
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/10/06) The Ocean Conservancy (source) Bluewater Network California Coastal Protection Network California Coastkeeper Alliance Center for Food Safety Coastside Fishing Club Defenders of Wildlife Environment California Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo Environmental Defense Environmental Entrepreneurs Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz Natural Resources Defense Council Oceana O'Neil Sea Odyssey Orange County Coastkeeper Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations Planning and Conservation League San Diego Baykeeper San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Monica Baykeeper Save Our Shores Seaflow Sierra Club The Nature Conservancy University of California Marine Council
The environmentalists' ultimate objective is to destroy Western Civilization. As soon as an "alternative" becomes popular, they find a way to destroy it. Rich white liberals want to end our way of living, period.
The enviro-wackos deeply desire the restoration of the Stone Age standard of living--without the benefit of cooking or other fires and the extra constraints of exorbitant confiscatory taxation and mandatory vegan diets.