June 03, 2004

6/3 - "Mine's bigger": Cucumber Wars in Galapagos

Fishermen in the Galapagos Islands are protesting the limits set on their harvesting of sea cucumbers (does anybody really eat those things?). Notice in this article the use of the word, "pristine" to describe the Galapagos Islands. In your dreams.

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A sea cucumber lovers dream.

Posted by Randy Olson at June 3, 2004 11:57 AM