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I'm not sure the environmental impact of fishing an invasive species to extinction is positive compared to the problems the species itself causes. Especially if

by nxcho 9y ago

I'm not sure the environmental impact of fishing an invasive species to extinction is positive compared to the problems the species itself causes. Especially if you want that venture to be profitable.

nebabyte 9y ago
Could always stop at the point you no longer consider them to be a problem...?
- perfmode 9y ago
  It's hard to hit the brakes on a moving train. Still potentially possible.
  - chrischen 9y ago
    And yet we still use trains and train stations.
    - perfmode 9y ago
      Point taken. Perhaps I should have referenced Pandora's box.
clw8 9y ago
By the definition of invasive species, eliminating them from areas where they were not native and are now harming the ecosystem doesn't require making them extinct.