An Email from a someone who disagrees

Here is part of an email I receive in response to my support of SharkWater

Nikki, That guy in that movie misrepresented a lot of stuff and attacking local fisherman offshore in central America what pretty ridiculous. That's what the coastal people there do for a living and they are fishing for Mahi as much as shark, they do not mention that all of the mahi in the US restaurants come from long liners in central America. That's the truth its like 98% of the Dorado, Dolphin Fish whatever you want to call them, come from down there and they are caught by the same fisherman.I think it all stinks but that kid in the movie misrepresented a lot of other issues that he could have educated us about and what an arrogant personality he is. He takes video credit basically for a lot of footage that I have seen before and I know he did not shoot.Just some ventilation, sorry.

Here is my email response to this person....
Aloha,
First I have to say that, understandably, your email invoked some emotion in me! I know you were just venting to me, but now I must vent to you...I believe you when you say he "misrepresented" stuff, but as an activist sometimes you have to shine light on one specific horrible thing, to get any attention. Before this movie, no one was paying attention to the fate of the sharks, now they are, even you are paying it a little attention, even if it is negitive. The fact is that the shark finning industry is depleting our oceans of a vital predator that creates balance in the oceans. Besides that, you have to admit that those fisherman were not fishing to feed their nation, they were fishing to murder sharks for their fins, they did it tauntly in the film, they did it viciously because the Sea Shepard was trying to stop them. They fin the sharks and throw them overboard to drown sometimes taking a long time to die...if that were any other land dwelling creature that time or method of death would not be acceptable. It is inhuman! I mean come on, even you have to admit that the practice of long lining kills many different ocean dwelling creatures, turtles included. He was absolutely right about a lot of things, including that the fisherman view the ocean as free domain to be fished and used however they want! My point is that it is not right! In the age that we live in with global warming and such, we can not allow this to go on...In the movie SharkWater, I learned many things, but the one thing that really stuck in my head is this: Sharks feed on fish that feed on plankton. Plankton produce as much as 80% of the world's oxygen supply, if we eradicate sharks, we will throw off the balance of plankton feeding fish in the ocean...we will decrease the populations of sharks, increase populations of plankton feeders and decrease plankton...inevitably decreasing oxygen supply... If this issue is not brought into the eye of the public, what will happen to our O2???? Even if he misrepresented somethings, don't you think it was only for the good of our world? And in the huge scheme of things misrepresenting the killing of a vital part of our eco-system is a lot less of a crime than say maybe misrepresenting the reasons to go to war with a country, that supposedly has weapons of mass destruction???? The fact is that the oceans have become a free for all! There are laws, that protect the oceans, and they are there for a reason...this film shows that these laws are not being followed! What ever means Rob Stewart used to prove this point are not "misrepresentive" they are true! I take your point about mahi to heart and don't by any means take that lightly, it is just another issue of long lining that should be addressed. Long lining and shark finning are two issues that should be addressed and if that means the US price of Mahi goes up, so be it! We can't continue to allow our oceans to be fished like they have been, we need a change! Rob and the Sea Shepard are fighting for those changes, and so am I. I respect you opinion, if I didn't I would not have taken the time to respond. I know you were just venting, and now, so am I. Thank you for taking the time to watch SharkWater and to write me. I respect you opinion and those of others like you, but respectfully disagree!
Much Aloha,
Niki