[Coral-List] Reef research needs
Eugene Shinn
eshinn at marine.usf.edu
Thu Oct 20 14:13:41 EDT 2011
Much of the recommendations so far seem to revolve around some form
of social engineering. Why is there so little concern about they way
we saturate the Florida Keys with aircraft delivered mosquito sprays
the composition and effects of which is known only to the pesticide
manufacturer. If the spray does not affect insects other than
mosquitoes then why are places like the Fla Keys Marine Laboratory
and other sensitive areas avoided?
If there were genuine concern we would all be clamoring for bioassays
to determine if these toxic chemicals are slowly eating away at the
onshore ecosystem and offshore coral reefs. To quote Denny Hubbard,
"If you get on the wrong bus then every stop is the wrong stop" Gene
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No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
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University of South Florida
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<eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
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