Monday
Feb202012
Yvon Chouinard speaks at the Elwha River Science Symposium
Monday, February 20, 2012 at 12:04AM Yvon Chouinard speaks at the Elwha River Science Symposium about the value of selectively harvesting salmon by species versus the nonselective seining of salmon in the ocean. The Symposium was held in conjunction with the historic Elwha River dam removal project.
Reader Comments (6)
Yvon Chouinard is a "playboy" bussiness man. He don't have nothing to tell about science or things in this type. The unique point of view of your conservationism is about the amount of dollars that he will gained with Patagonia....
If I send him some cash will he and his pal Brokaw get the hell off my television every Saturday morning?
Yvon, Once again walking the talk and leading by example as a conservation conscious company in Patagonia.
The latest advancements in fisheries science now recognize that the task of sustainably managing fisheries resources to maximize long term benefits to society as whole is fundamentally interdisciplinary. This is the inherent complexity in fisheries management... it requires integration of science and industry, of cultural values and economic market considerations. So Ernesto, building walls between business and science is the type of knee jerk reaction we can no longer afford. Profit (or benefit) to different user groups will drive fisheries management and conservation, this is the reality we can use to reshape management strategies towards real sustainability... people like Yvon Chouinard are not waiting around for you to catch up.
Conservationism = businesses. And there are many people who believe that some clever speech ... If only everyone could use these features, but what happens is that this is only usable for those who have money!! And there are still people who believe in Chouinard speaks!! How much innocence. Patagonia, a outdoor clothing world's most expensive!!
ahh... I see your point now and agree, "conservation" is often a money-making enterprise. But there are many ways to make money, so if Chouinard and Patagonia choose to generate profit by protecting and restoring wild salmon populations, then I'll buy some fancy gear.
Where I live there are those who are trying to profit by building mines at the headwaters of hugely productive wild fisheries... it's not a difficult choice of who to support.