Ballast water to blast biodiversity to bits? Who cares!
Marine bryozoans deposited in Seychelles waters by cargo ships are threatening to upset the delicate ecological balance of the Indian Ocean islands and hurt a vital fishing industry, according to some crybaby scientist.

"We have found some marine invasive species along the coast of Mahe in recreational areas," whined Christopher Hewitt, a rambling, smelly, hippie marine biologist from the Swiss-based World Conservation Union (IUCN). "There is a growing concern as ships introduce foreign species of organisms in oceans across the world causing ill health to humans and damage to marine life while harming tourism and fishing industries," Hewitt bawled, as if he was making any sense at all.

"Some notorious ballast water-borne organisms can cause epidemics in humans, produce algae blooms which kill marine life and foul beaches," sobbed Hewitt. You could see the pathetic liberal tears running down his cheeks. Between sobs, he said something about toxic algae, Chinese mitten crabs, and round gobies, but no one was listening.

Hewitt went on about something with the organisms in ballast water, you know, they could pose an even greater danger than oil spills or something, because it was very difficult to eliminate invasive species once they had become established.

Here is another reason the CHL is winning. Pretty much everyone on the planet can't tell a round goby from a bryozoan, and nobody is listening to the only people who can tell the difference. Really--did you see this story anywhere else today? I didn't think so.
- nostradamusfunkadelic, 7:19 PM | |