tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156859352292058715.post6839298441922384991..comments2024-03-22T03:23:53.892-04:00Comments on The Flotsam Diaries: Curtis Cove Report - Feb 19, 2013Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432284983902312892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156859352292058715.post-19567735618404333972013-03-15T09:40:59.755-04:002013-03-15T09:40:59.755-04:00Hey Bernie!
I've been thinking in the same te...Hey Bernie!<br /><br />I've been thinking in the same terms for some time. Same idea, using the "organic" model -- people willing to pay more for a product that is better for the world. It seems, really, the only way to make any inroads... Find a group of lobstermen willing to fish with only wooden traps and manila/hemp rope, natural buoys. Heavily market the upside of natural fishing & the downside of the plasticized gear, and see if people will pay more for a food that's caught with care. I think at least there's a hope for it.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432284983902312892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156859352292058715.post-66936776770517347002013-03-10T13:03:33.486-04:002013-03-10T13:03:33.486-04:00Harry, Maybe we could take a tip from the coffee i...Harry, Maybe we could take a tip from the coffee industry (like Green Mtn Coffee). People shopping for coffee now have a choice, bird friendly, shade grown, organic, sustainablly grown and so on. <br /><br />Why couldn't the fishing industry offer plastic free lobster as an option? We have cage free eggs, why not cage free lobster-ok cage free is probably not feasible, however folks might pay a small premium for plastic free lobster. <br /><br />Lots of people care and are concerned about plastic pollution. Lets give them a way to pay for changes now instead of passing the bill to their children and grandchildren. <br /><br />Bernie<br />in Vermont<br />http://www.litterwithastorytotell.blogspot.com/BERNIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730544258817636280noreply@blogger.com