Tuna friendly dolphins
Someone asked me what I think of dolphin friendly tuna? Here's the story. Tuna used to caught with nets, and of course you can't tell a net which fish to catch, so lots of dolphins got caught up in nets (yes, I know they're not fish) too. So they started fishing with lines, which the dolphins I guess are smart enough to ignore.
Problem with that is, albatrosses, those giant white sails of the skies, get caught on the lines and are dying in droves.
So those tins should really say, this tin killed lots of dolphins or this tin killed lots of albatrosses, which do you mind less?
Anyway, if you are going to eat fish (as part of the whole health drive - why do they think people are too stupid to take on anything but a simple slogan - meat bad fish good. There is healthy meat and unhealthy fish) tuna is a pretty stupid choice. It's all protein. You can get that from beans and pulses and no animal has to be killed, and no bugs need to be splattered (obscure reference, you get points for figuring that one out).
Reasons two and three are that tuna is a big hunting fish, sitting right near the top of the food tree, accumulating all those PCBs that we dump into the oceans. Happy mutating. And then the only really healthy fish is cold water fish, as they need omega-3 (and 6) oils to keep their bodies from freezing up. You can get those from walnuts and flax and hemp etc too, but they are in shorter strains, so you end up eating lots of walnuts (which is what I do, I love walnuts, it's like eating lots of little brains, I think it makes me smarter).
Well that's enough ranting, it's time for breakfast. I'll save the little brains for lunch.
posted by Platypus Bill @ 8:02 am
5 Comments:
Have you been Tuna fishing, they just jump into the boat. They sacrifice themselves or commit suicide to give us tuna steaks, and they get reincarnated as tuna, I think. Maybe they get reincarnated higher up the chain if instead of taking the bait, hook line and sinker, they just jump into your boat. Beautiful fish, I wouldn't mind being one for a while, I guess I would avoid nets & hooks - unless I'd had enough of being a Tuna and wanted to try being an albatross or whatever else next.
Have you seen freshly caught (hooked) Tuna, beautiful big eyes, beautiful designed bodies, like Mark Spitz used to wish his head (and body) were shaped. And they don't have to shave to win olympic gold.
Yep, I feel the same way about walnuts - don't know if they make you brainier, I'll tell you when I wake up. So do you think cashews which look like frozen peeled prawns are aphrodisiac and increase your sperm count or is that all just fable. Do Viagra right out of business if it turned out that cashews can give you the horn for longer at a couple of quid (or three Euro in Euro speak) for a half decent bagfull.
I don't know about cashews, but there is that stuff the Red Hot Chile Peppers used to use, I believe that's all natural. Just be careful about dosage, I've heard some painful stories...
You mean painful to listen to the band Red Hot Chillie Peppers, or difficult to use the CD/DVD as an aphrodisiac.
The only snag with Red Hot Chillie Peppers as with Garlic or Onions - the effects on the other person can be negative, and very very hot really hot if you forget to wash your hands.
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