April 12, 2004

Those pesky whales: Trinidad and Tobago want to fight back

The Minister of Environment of the tiny Caribbean island nation of
Trinidad and Tobago is tired of having gluttonous whales eat up all the
fish in the sea. He's ready to fight back by joining the IWC and
helping Japan and Norway, the poor nations who are stuck with the
lonely job of keeping whale populations in check.

"It's a big open sea; an environment that has all the marine resources
in there. If we are to manage our fisheries in a sustainable manner
then we have to take into account the impact of the whales on our
fisheries."

Posted by Randy Olson at April 12, 2004 09:21 AM