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Date Posted: 07:30:00 01/28/08 Mon
Author: Anonamouse
Subject: Lots of Reasons
In reply to: Nerdofogus Rex 's message, "Re: Just Say No to Geoducks" on 17:14:34 01/26/08 Sat

For one thing more than enough of Cortes shoreline is already taken up with various oyster leases and accompanying noise & activity. Contrasting to oyster harvesting, geoduck harvesting involves gas powered water pumps which blast away the sand & sediment. As well as being noisy, this method leaves the ocean floor a virtual desert. No other sea life can exist where there is geoduck harvesting. Erosion and noise are my biggest complaints plus associated garbage....every time there is a storm the beach will be littered with plastic netting debris.
And btw this has nothing to do with the food supply. Geoducks are sold for big bucks to Japan. Nobody eats these shellfish in B.C. that I know of. It's just another industry that will decimate the subtidal ecosystems around Cortes if it gets a foothold. I and many others are strongly opposed to any and all of it. We tolerate the oyster industry because it isn't so harmful but even that has grown exponentially to the point where the Gorge is filling with oyster rafts. I wouldn't buy waterfront on Cortes even if I could afford it !!!! Who wants loud people with headlights dragging boats and talking loudly 24-7 in front of their beachfront home that they pay huge property taxes on ??? I know that the Campbell gov't wans to promote the Geoduck industry but he will have a huge fight on his hands (and so will you !!!)

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Replies:

+ Threats of Litigation -- Anonamouse, 08:08:06 01/28/08 Mon
- Re: + Threats of Litigation -- Oyster Poops (Are you a nice person or not?), 18:19:50 01/28/08 Mon
  - Re: + Threats of Litigation -- Nerdofogus Rex, 19:54:28 01/28/08 Mon
  - R U an Asshole 2 ? -- Anonamouse, 07:35:21 01/29/08 Tue
Re: Lots of Reasons -- Oyster Poops (The Poops on U Buddy), 00:34:57 01/29/08 Tue
- Aha ! A Rabid Me-Firster !!! -- anonamouse, 07:42:12 01/29/08 Tue
  - Re: Aha ! A Rabid Me-Firster !!! -- Freddy, 08:10:38 01/29/08 Tue
    - Re: Aha ! A Rabid Me-Firster !!! -- Oyster Poops (Trained at Hollyhock?), 21:03:49 01/29/08 Tue
      - Re: Aha ! A Rabid Me-Firster !!! -- Freddy, 22:36:57 01/29/08 Tue
        Re: Aha ! A Rabid Me-Firster !!! -- Oyster Poops (Fall of your Chair Laughing), 02:22:54 01/30/08 Wed
        Off Topic Guys !!! -- Oyster Poop 2, 11:54:44 01/30/08 Wed
        Re: Off Topic Guys !!! -- Oyster Poops (On Topic), 15:46:16 01/30/08 Wed
        Not Diversity ! -- Oyster Poops 2, 20:56:11 01/31/08 Thu
        Re: Not Diversity ! -- Jerry (calm down!), 22:37:33 01/31/08 Thu
        Not Litigious and Not a Bastard ! -- Oyster Poops 2, 10:39:38 02/01/08 Fri
        Re: Not Litigious and Not a Bastard ! -- Anonanonanon, 20:16:26 02/01/08 Fri
        Plutonic a Bad Idea Too -- Oyster Poop 2, 07:46:52 02/04/08 Mon
        Re: Plutonic a Bad Idea Too -- Anonanonanon (People), 21:26:47 02/04/08 Mon
        Re: Plutonic a Bad Idea Too -- Cortesfreek, 21:58:53 02/04/08 Mon
        "regain their culture and lifestyle" -- Oyster Poop 2, 11:27:41 02/06/08 Wed
        Re: "regain their culture and lifestyle" -- Poop 66 (Poop on You - on Cortes), 12:39:38 02/07/08 Thu
        Re: Not Litigious and Not a Bastard ! -- Poop 3 (Island Full of Yoyo's), 22:03:51 02/02/08 Sat
        What's Your Problem ???? -- Poop on This !!!, 07:53:23 02/04/08 Mon
        The Problem is U !!!! -- Oyster Poops (Pissing Contest is what U Want), 09:08:54 02/04/08 Mon
        SLOW DOWN! -- Freddy, 10:02:14 02/04/08 Mon
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- Your Right (Please join), 19:45:26 02/05/08 Tue
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- Potts, 06:38:15 02/06/08 Wed
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- Freddy, 08:09:32 02/06/08 Wed
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- Welcome to The New Cortes (A new Millenium), 11:06:49 02/06/08 Wed
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- Freddy, 12:01:02 02/06/08 Wed
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- curious (disappointed), 01:16:55 02/07/08 Thu
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- I got the point (Been there Done that Dont work), 01:18:22 02/07/08 Thu
        Re: SLOW DOWN! -- Welcome to (Biased Islands open forum), 10:43:10 02/06/08 Wed
        Ha ha ha -- Oyster Poops (Hold your Breath), 02:11:16 02/01/08 Fri
Re: Lots of Reasons -- Nerdofogus. Rex (reply re noise etc.), 15:51:34 01/29/08 Tue
- That's The Problem ! -- Anonamouse, 12:10:57 01/30/08 Wed
  - Re: That's The Problem ! -- Inquiring Mind (Do unto others), 13:18:34 01/30/08 Wed
  - Re: That's The Problem ! -- Anonanonanon ((getting closer though)), 09:52:28 01/31/08 Thu