Saturday 15 September 2007

fishkini on the northwest passage

With global warming heating us up, you'll soon be able to strut and display the latest swimwear fashion, aka the fishkini (read on if you want to find out more about this!!) on the deck of a cruise ship whilst navigating through bits of icebergs along the northwest passage route.The most direct shipping route from Europe to Asia is fully clear of ice for the first time since records began in 1978, says the European Space Agency.
That is CRAZY! - and of course raises the concern that all sorts of political mayhem may ensue... well in a way it's already happening.
Canada of course is saying that since the route passes through its territory it gets the right to decide who can and can't traverse it; while the EU and the US, of course, are arguing that it should be considered 'international waters' hence usable by anyone. Then back in August there was the whole Canadian versus Russian versus Danish geological quest going on - with the Russians planting a titanium flag on the seabed thereby claiming it was their bit of underwater land... the Danes then later set out on a similar mission - whilst Canada's Foreign Minister quite wittingly said that Russia's tactics were so 15th century! Tensed battles are to ensure that's for sure whether it be for the Northwest right of passage itself or all the ores that have been sleeping far far below that ice :o(

... and so what was that about the fishkini? Well, turns out that you can do much more with tilapia than just marinate it and eat it!!! It's skin can be dried and dyed to make funky 'leather' accessories: bags, wallets... and now bikinis... it's neat and comfy because it breathes and is waterproof boats a model wearing one of them at a fashion show in Thailand.
Not only that, but it adds value to the farmed fish too! Here take a look (you'll have to suffer through some advertising first) -

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ahh.. the mighty Tilapia. Garnishing the walls of the tombs of Pharaohs. Also known as St. Peter's fish (the star fish in that book...whats it called?.. Bible? Lately, this prolific fish, along with the dozens of other species belonging to this same genus (Tilapia sp.) have metamorphosed, rather unwillingly, into a fishhungry piscivores. This noble fish is tricked, blinded and fooled to feed on compounded aquafeed. Who's to blame? the fish, the fishfarmer, the fishfeed producer, the Bikini designer?

Same thing goes for farmed shrimp, abalone etc... I leave you with this fishy food for thought.
If a country that has a fish-reduction industry (produces fishmeal and fish-oil) could potentialy sell that same fish, as FOOD-fish instead as FEED, then, why aren't they? Hint, the answer is on our plate!