Reply #6: We are a greedy stupid species

[Submariner]

We wiped out the Native American, the buffalo, whales, cod, billfish, coral reefs, bird migrations, "trophy"-sized fish and game, many amphibians and reptiles, and we're working on getting rid of the Polar bear and Bluefin tuna now. We have poisoned our oceans, rivers, streams, groundwater, soils, and food supplies. So losing the Great Lakes fisheries should be no surprise, especially to the Lakes fishing community, because they brought it on themselves. Why regulate and sustain a fishery when you can be part of the race to make the most money (over fish) before there is no more money to be made?

There are 7 billion of us sucking off the earth's natural resources faster than they can regenerate themselves, so now we try and mimic mother nature by using aquaculture to make fish and shellfish in a last desperate attempt to stave off the forthcoming food and water shortages that will make the London riots look like a day at the beach.

So, although the dad and son fishermen story may be touching, even with the crying mother at the end, it was their local forefathers who fished the Lakes to death.