Why are Florida Bay bonefish so scarce?

Eye on Miami blogger Gimleteye has a theory.

Bonefish, an iconic species that habituate the shallow water flats of South Florida, and their disappearance were subject of a recent Miami Herald report by outdoor writer Susan Cocking. The Herald report mentions scientists scratching their collective heads at the complex problem. Let's cut to the chase. I can explain why bonefish are so scarce in Florida Bay: people can't govern their impacts on the environment.

The blame rests with taxpayers, with voters who return incumbents to office who couldn't care less, but especially with billionaire oligarchs from Big Sugar who control levers of power in Tallahassee and the nation's capitol.

LINK (via: Eye on Miami)