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The core of the problem with depleted fish populations: Cormorants! Maybe the wolves could hunt them - and drown once the belly is full? Two birds one stone? Poor cormorants just got blamed, again, in Ocean Commissioner designate Costas Kadis hearing in the European Parliament. Oh my gosh...
Political Officer at @ifaw EU/BE. I work on EU policies related to marine conservation, maritime transport, wildlife crime, SDGs, and biodiversity.
🐶 A dog ate my homework. 🐐 I'm late because there were animals on the road. 🐈 A cat broke the lamp. Excuses connected to animals. I guess many of us used them (especially when at a young age). But did you know some people and even countries are still using them? For example, the Baltic countries are now blaming seals and cormorants for the lack of fish, which is connected to decades of overfishing. Equal to the level of creativity used when finding the party to blame, the solution part is also "masterful'. Like when dealing with 🐺, some EU countries call for lowering protection. Ergo, the solution is a bullet—a solution worthy of past centuries, not the 21st one. Maybe we should grow up and stop blaming animals for our mistakes. Solutions will be complex and not easy, but we can surely provide them without using force or excuses worthy of five-year-olds.
