Steve your post is sheer nonsense
You must face two realities Steve.
1. Despite the efforts of many NGOs and personal committments of people like you cyanide continues to be a devastating problem. It is not an option to continue destroying the reefs while well intentioned persons dilly dally with a lttle netting here and a little training there.
When cyanide is at an end, fishers are trained and netting supplied the imports will reopen.
2. The Philippine and Indonesian fisheries will be shut down until such time as CDT testing is available. Certified net caught fish and aqua cultured fish will be exceptions
Your personal attack in your post is wholly unjustified.
When army bases closes, people suffer. When polluter industries are forced to close, people suffer. When the cyanide fisheries are closed, people will suffer and the only thing to do is to provide a safety net for them on the short term funded internationally, training and netting and laying a sustainability plan that ensures their future.
Unlike polluter industries that close and close forever, the minute cyanide stops, the reefs begin their repair and in a few years the renewed reefs teem with fish and coral under the nurturing hand of their caretakers, the proud hard working citizens of the Philippines.
In addition, Steve, they may have legal recourse both against the cyanide cartel and their US based cohorts. Damages would be in the multi millions.
