Comments on: Comfy Sailing https://www.pitufa.at/2018/08/comfy-sailing-3/ Towards the Horizon Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:39:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Birgit https://www.pitufa.at/2018/08/comfy-sailing-3/#comment-342367 Birgit Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:23:12 +0000 http://www.pitufa.at/2018/08/comfy-sailing-3/#comment-342367 Hi Diana, thanks for your concerned reply. We are very much aware how the oceans are turning into lifeless deserts and have mentioned the lack of wildlife out on passages in our blogs. Just a few decades ago the oceans were teeming with fish (according to cruiser's reports), now there's not much swimming out there. The fault lies with commercial fishing that empties a whole strech of ocean. We'd never buy tuna cans thinking of all the 'bycatch' that gets thrown away by those ships (meaning dolphins, etc.). We catch an average of 12 pelagic fish a year (tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, etc., I just counted in our logbook), that doesn't make an impact on populations. We kill the fish as quickly as possible, use all bits we can and eat about 2 weeks from one... It's very hard to eat environmental friendly. Just think of all the land area, plus herbicides, pesticides, carbon footprint in transport, etc. that is used to produce veg, even less efficient when that veg is used to feed a cow that is then turned into steaks. The best solution would be to grow your own organic veg and live completely vegan... kind regards, Birgit Hi Diana,
thanks for your concerned reply. We are very much aware how the oceans are turning into lifeless deserts and have mentioned the lack of wildlife out on passages in our blogs. Just a few decades ago the oceans were teeming with fish (according to cruiser’s reports), now there’s not much swimming out there. The fault lies with commercial fishing that empties a whole strech of ocean. We’d never buy tuna cans thinking of all the ‘bycatch’ that gets thrown away by those ships (meaning dolphins, etc.).
We catch an average of 12 pelagic fish a year (tuna, mahi-mahi, wahoo, etc., I just counted in our logbook), that doesn’t make an impact on populations. We kill the fish as quickly as possible, use all bits we can and eat about 2 weeks from one…
It’s very hard to eat environmental friendly. Just think of all the land area, plus herbicides, pesticides, carbon footprint in transport, etc. that is used to produce veg, even less efficient when that veg is used to feed a cow that is then turned into steaks.
The best solution would be to grow your own organic veg and live completely vegan…
kind regards,
Birgit

]]> By: Diana https://www.pitufa.at/2018/08/comfy-sailing-3/#comment-342159 Diana Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:47:35 +0000 http://www.pitufa.at/2018/08/comfy-sailing-3/#comment-342159 Hi you two...three (sorry Leeloo), We are following you since quite a while and enjoy reading your blog. Just one question that I meant asking you for a while: Are you aware that tunas are are on their way to extinction? Wish you three good winds & take care, Diana Hi you two…three (sorry Leeloo),

We are following you since quite a while and enjoy reading your blog. Just one question that I meant asking you for a while: Are you aware that tunas are are on their way to extinction?

Wish you three good winds & take care,
Diana

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