Humane Society Attacks Al Gore
The Humane Society International has slapped Al Gore for serving Chilean sea bass at his daughters recent wedding. It seems the fish is severely endangered because there is a very large amount of illegal harvesting going on.
ONLY one week after Live Earth, Al Gore's green credentials slipped while hosting his daughter's wedding in Beverly Hills.
Gore and his guests at the weekend ceremony dined on Chilean sea bass - arguably one of the world's most threatened fish species.
Also known as Patagonian toothfish, the species is under pressure from illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities in the Southern Ocean, jeopardising the sustainability of remaining stocks.
The species is currently managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources, the body which introduced a catch and trade documentation scheme as an attempt to tackle illegal poaching of this species.
Working with non-government organisations, the Humane Society International's focus is now on pursuit of illegal fishing operators who, in the rush to cash in on the highly valued species, plunder stocks with no regard for sustainability.
It has been estimated that more than 50 per cent of toothfish traded is illegally caught, and includes juveniles vital to the ongoing toothfish population.
Pretty funny stuff. Al, yet again, proves he is all about making others go green and to save energy. The electricity-guzzling, Lear-jetting, strip-mining baron has no intention of following his own advice. We're downright prophetic around here, too.
Environment, Left Wing | Gaius Wednesday, 18 July , 2007
