Fishy...fishy???

Saw this article in the economist and immediately thought of the problems we have here with Chinese long-liners that sit off the coast and take out everything...including the leather back turtles.

Too bad the government here doesn't care and recently did a major trade deal with China...now Chinese workers are being flown into Costa Rica to build a new soccer stadium...and Tico's can't find work in this economy?

WORLD fish production hit 143.6m tonnes in 2006, the highest since records began in 1950, according to a new biannual report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. Just over 110m tonnes was eaten by people, with the rest used as animal feed or for other commercial uses. Some 47% of fish on dinner plates is now farmed, and this is likely to increase as the amount caught in the wild levels off. The catch in 2006 from marine and inland waters fell to 92m tonnes from 94.2m the previous year. China is the world's biggest producer in both categories, landing 17.1m tonnes of fish from its waters, and farming 34.4m tonnes.

Anyways, the waves have been very good, although the wind has been strong during the day. We are heading out in a bit.

Keep surfing!