Because it's the Right Thing to Do

Federal fisheries managers are asking the Coast Guard to warn ships to slow down when Right whales have been spotted in the area.  Not surprisingly, this has become more complicated, in that, among other things, the Coast Guard does not want to endorse speed restrictions.  Additionally, this issue has become associated with a larger effort to decrease accidental killing of Right whales occurring when they become entangled in floating lobster trap lines.

I understand that the issue is complicated, but I feel very strongly that we must work to stop killing of these magnificent creatures.  It is completely our fault that they are disappearing.  Even the name by which we still refer to these whales indicates how much we worked toward their destruction.  It is only right (if you'll pardon the pun) that we work just as hard to bring them back.

The comment that really caught my eye was this:

Some lobstermen are sympathetic to the shipping industry. Clive Farren, president of the Downeast Lobstermen's Association, said the right whale population is now so small that the species will become extinct no matter what the federal government does to protect it.

"If they are doomed anyway," he asked, "why make life difficult for people who are trying to make a living?"

I simply cannot answer a question like this.  Not and retain my sanity.