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New-Work-139 t1_iy15h7b wrote

It’s more complicated than most people think. The fishing industry in Maine does quite a lot to suppress reporting when they damage wildlife and it’s hard to know who to blame otherwise. Basically it’s all the honor system and everyone has an agenda, so it’s really hard to trust the limited data out there.

With that said, let’s be real. There’s no way that concentration of motor activity and trapping isn’t doing at least some damage to parts of the ecosystem - and in the ocean, pretty much all species are ultimately interdependent through a web of predator / prey / symbiotic relationships.

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New-Work-139 t1_iy4w0ty wrote

I don’t disagree with you but it’s not a good reason to deregulate the lobster industry. It’s just a reminder that there are other industries that require more oversight as well.

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cepheus42 t1_iy2vsrr wrote

Innocent until proven guilty. And right now, zero research has proven the lobster industry is guilty of the crime of killing right whales. Period. You don't punish someone for things you haven't shown are true, but simply because they won't comply with the rules you made up in the total absence of any evidence they would correct a problem that is occurring somewhere else.

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Beasagdeux t1_iy3uggf wrote

The lobstermen refused to put stripes on their lines so that it would be proved who was killing the whales.

It's easy to say there is no evidence if you refuse to allow an investigation.

Much like Gun or MJ research. If you outlaw it and refuse to cooperate... then you will never see a study that disagrees with you.

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