Valentine Thomas

Huntress of the sea, sustainable eating advocate, adventures addict.

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@marklowen There are intelligent people who voted Trump with interesting perspectives that are worth listening to. Such as the people you had as guests today. Superiority complexes have no space in journalism and is everything that’s wrong with today’s media. At least hide it better.

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@marklowen As a Canadian (liberal on top of this) who moved to Florida then Texas (after 7 years in London), I can tell you that you will grow a lot by listening with intent and trying to understand. Understanding doesn’t mean agreeing. It only means that you understood other perspectives.

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@marklowen You can strongly disagree with people without toning your interviews with a palpable superiority complex. Instead of trying to understand the point of view of articulate people with the intellectual curiosity a journalist should possess, you enter the conversation in bad faith.

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@marklowen Listened to your interview of people who voted for Trump today. Not a Trump voter at all, but the way you conducted yourself for a journalist was rather appalling. You were condescending, disrespectful and rather childish.

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@robertbenzie @TorontoStar What are the long-term environmental consequences of battery operated vehicles? Do we know enough about those long term consequences before heading head first into an all electric production and spending such a massive part of our budget on it?

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@PieIsPleasant Yay! Hope you like them!!

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Stocks that are fished at Maximum Sustainable Yield (see slide 1), isn't a negative thing.

To improve the status of our oceans, we must deal in truth and science and stop with the shock and awe (click-bait science).

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STOP WITH THE HYPERBOLE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

A popular statistic (*cough cough WWF*) is that 85% of the world fisheries have been pushed or beyond their biological limits. Which is misleading.

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How much of the world’s catch is sustainably caught

82,5% of total fish landed around the world are considered sustainable. An increase of 3.8% since 2017.

64.6% of the total amount of fisheries are considered sustainable. Those fisheries are calculated regardless of abundance.

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Put more simply it means that you’re fishing in a way that future generations will be able to enjoy the same resource, forever.

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@TaotaoTasi Why don’t you give us your opinion on Sala and Al?

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@TaotaoTasi @alexhofford That is SO inaccurate I don’t even know where to start. Subsidies don’t work, it’s proven. There is still 82.5% of fish landed that are caught sustainably. Not sure where you take your information but it seems very skewed.

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@TaotaoTasi Well that’s a blanket statement. 30x30 missed its environmental mark while exacting negative externalities on black and brown people that own these resources. And are about to be taken away from them. MPAs CAN be good, but science showed that we are pulled the trigger too quickly

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What sustainable even means? No one asks ever today. Well “Sustainable management” relates to maximum sustainable yield (MSY). That is the largest average catch that can be captured from a stock under existing environmental conditions - to keep the population abundant.

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As I know I’ll make a lot of people pretty mad by sharing facts instead of emotional boosted click-bait crap, hello Twitter :)

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#ad I’m a big fan of concrete actions when it comes to ocean conservation. And I finally found a truly guilt free straw! It’s marine biodegradable (in in just a matter of months!), home and industrial compostable. It’s made out of PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate, fermented canola oil!)

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In this short podcast, we discuss my transition from spearfishing to land hunting, the emotional struggles behind it and the importance of our connection with nature. Link in @bloodorigins bio! https://t.co/W1rdQ1ZBz5

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Just posted a photo @ Metro mon épicier https://t.co/3qrTzXViTV

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/EMep03avTr

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@Hyperledger would love to chat about your Seafood plan!