We can leave the gripes about closing the barn door after the horses are out to others. It is good news for the fishery whenever another agency ramps up its fight against the dumping of alien species into our waterways by trans-oceanic commercial shippers.
Who has the most to lose?
Future generations.
Now, they are being encouraged to join the fray. It was the kids, after all, who were targeted when the recycling programs were introduced nationwide.
That was a stroke of genius. Hopefully, kid power will prevail in this fight, too.
Scientists at the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, Champaign, are detectives on the case are looking for kids in grades 4-10 who want to help book these "bad guys" who are dumping alien species into our waterways.
http://www.sgnis.org/kids/suspects.html
Posted by Dave at October 4, 2005 07:40 AM