Thread: Beware the Greenies

The jury is still out on whether fish feel pain (I have had another look at the literature). It has been shown that they do not respond to [do not feel/sense] sudden changes in temperature.

They obviously do respond if hooked or something inflicts tissue damage on them, but it is not known if this is a pain-type response or a something else (flight/danger response).

What is known is that their physiology (and nervous system) is completely different to humans/mammals. That can be used to argue that either (a) they cannot feel pain or conversely that (b) we cannot (yet) comprehend how they are able to feel pain.

Either way, I think the above is not really relevant to fishing, and most PETA members are less than rational.

What is relevant is the marine park issue. I have not looked at the current proposal in detail, so can't really comment, however what is known, and has been proven time and time again conclusively, is that marine parks (complete no-catch zones) are the most effective means of preserving marine stocks for the future.

Unfortunately to me it seems that our preservation of fish stocks will only benefit foreign fishermen illegally in our fisheries.

However something has to be done, fisheries the World over are collapsing.

That the fish feel pain should be irrelevant, fish have been predated by other fish for eternity.

Just to upset PETA, I think I may become a Christian because their God gave them (and the Jews) dominion over the animals.