To the editor: As a result of our species is accountable for exploiting nature’s plentiful and different assets to such an unlimited extent and, whereas doing so, gravely polluting and damaging these assets, we now face the ensuing penalties, which suggests far much less of that plundered merchandise is at the moment obtainable (“Low salmon numbers in California could prompt shutdown of fishing for a record third straight year,” March 6). Through the years, the marine setting has been despoiled and now we should face the cruel actuality that California’s Chinook salmon fishing should proceed to be extremely regulated in order to permit it to hopefully recuperate.
This, after all, is dangerous information for the fishermen who make their residing from this difficult occupation. There’s numerous blame to go round as to which aspect of that once-lucrative trade is most accountable and such laws are an existential concern for them. As at all times, the fierce competitors for water assets is on the coronary heart of this case as the selection by governmental companies is to ship the often-short provide of water to farm or area, versus rivers that carry the salmon. Large agriculture is an aggressive and thirsty shopper and is at the moment successful this battle.
Whereas our authorities has eliminated dams, which have been enormous obstacles to salmon runs, in addition to tried to revive marine habitat, and put in salmon hatcheries, these efforts haven’t confirmed to be useful sufficient to rectify this sorry state of affairs. And so the laws should stand for now, and salmon fisheries should pay the worth, as should all those that as soon as trusted this once-plentiful supply of diet.
Elaine Livesey-Fassel, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I used to be happy to learn that people are planning on doing the precise factor and cancel the Chinook salmon fishing season once more as a result of low numbers. I used to be dissatisfied that the article didn’t point out the orcas and different animals around the globe starving to death for lack of salmon. The endangered Pacific Northwest orcas rely on Chinook salmon. Whales, different marine mammals and birds merely can not change to tofu, tempeh, beans and nuts for protein. We will, and may, if we need to save their lives.
Karen Daybreak, Santa Barbara
