Petition to Somali Pirates: Attack the Japanese!

OK, not all the Japanese. Just Japanese fishing vessels.

Here's the thing: fish are dying out. World fisheries are down to 30% of their size of 40 years ago. Certain species, are particularly at risk, like bluefin tuna. Japan in particular sends fishing fleets all over the world, sometimes even wandering into territorial waters of other countries. They are wiping out multiple species of fish. They kill dolphins. They kill whales.

And they don't care.

They even claim that they will keep at it, even if a ban is imposed.

So, after talking about this with my friend David, here's my suggestion to Somali pirates: go after Japanese fishing boats. For the pirates, it is a win-win situation - they get to ask for their usual ransom and such, and for once they become the good guys in the picture. For the environment, it is also a positive thing - the marine wildlife massacre at Japanese hands is stopped short.

Time to do the right thing, pirates. Here's hoping you'll do it.