Ocupation: Activist
Life: b. December 2, 1950
Birthday: December 2
The Polynesians used to have a system where they proclaimed a fishing area as 'taboo.' If any fisherman was caught fishing in a taboo area, they would be killed. The Polynesians understood that the fish had to be given a chance to recover.
source: "Sea Shepherd: how we sank the Japanese whaling fleet". Interview with Deborah Bassett, www.theecologist.org. April 21, 2011.
topic: Fishing, Would Be, Chance, Given A Chance, Polynesians