With the populations of almost all large marine predators down to 90% of their pre-1970 numbers, conservation groups and responsible fisheries organizations need to quit talking and start doing something concrete to conserve and rebuild our dwindling marine resources.

In this regard, Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was on the right track last year when he did something concrete to put an end to bottom dragging off the coast of Newfoundland. He d ...