[RT] Asian Carp fish renamed ‘Invasive Carp’ in US over concerns about ‘cultural insensitivity'

LOVE those people. way better than Trump-deranged obsessives

 

is there any subject the great Turley will not weigh in upon??

https://jonathanturley.org/2021/07/...essors-call-for-ending-the-use-of-the-a-word/

 

Goodbye to “Rough Fish”: Paradigm Shift in the Conservation of Native Fishes

https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fsh.10660

abstract:

Abstract
Perspectives of white males have overwhelmingly dominated fisheries science and management in the USA.
This dynamic is exemplified by bias against “rough fish”—a pejorative ascribing low-to-zero value for
countless native fishes. One product of this bias is that biologists have ironically worked against conservation
of diverse fishes for over a century, and these problems persist today. Nearly all U.S. states retain bag limits
and other policies that are regressive and encourage overfishing and decline of native species. Multiple lines of
evidence point towards the need for a paradigm shift. These include: (1) native species deliver critical
ecosystem services; (2) little demonstration that native fish removals deliver intended benefits; (3) many native
fishes are long-lived and vulnerable to overfishing and decline; and (4) fisher values and demographics
shifting towards native fish conservation. Overall, existing native fish policies are unacceptable and run counter
to the public trust doctrine where government agencies manage natural resources for public use. We encourage
agencies to revisit their policies regarding native fishes and provide suggestions for developing more holistic,
protective, and inclusive conservation policy.​