Re: Melibe japonica from sthn Queensland

October 24, 2008
From: Brian Francisco

Concerning message #21984:

Bill
Perhaps you could forward Kathy's photos of the trawler catch on to the education department of the Australian Museum. While I appreciate how the SSF is using the photos for scientific purposes, they nonetheless depict the disheartening truth of our commercial fishing practices, and in particular the destructive nature of shrimp trawling.

It's a bit ironic that this current topic thread began with Coleen McGrath's submission in which she describes the Melibe as an "incredibly beautiful sea creature" that "appeared almost to be 'showing off', twisting and twirling around for 30 minutes". And now we see these wonderful creatures (as well as lots of other "bi-catch") laying dead on the deck of a fishing boat.

Maybe these photos can help educate the public about the methods used in our commercial fishing industry and the true cost of a kilo of shrimp.

Thanks
Brian Francisco

francisco.brian@gmail.com

Francisco, B., 2008 (Oct 24) Re: Melibe japonica from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21990

Thanks Brian,
Bill Rudman

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