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Steering the economy to higher growth : Comments

By Tony Makin, published 5/11/2013

The election of the Abbott government provides a great opportunity to change economic policy settings and steer the economy to a higher growth path.

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Economists would do well for the nation impact and consequences of collapse of ocean seafood supply was seen.
There is more to this than just reaping profit and taxes from aquaculture, only be viable if wild fisheries are allowed to collapse.

In 1982 I warned in the Courier Mail that fish stocks were collapsing. Since then aquaculture policy has been developed, not ocean management policy.

I warn now the same cause of fishery stock collapse is the same cause that is creating dead zones and increased warmth in oceans and estuaries, bays lagoons and rivers.

That cause is unprecedented land nutrient pollution proliferating unprecedented micro and macro algae plant matter.

Neither economists nor AGW – KYOTO – IPCC science have measured and assessed impact and consequences of increased warmth associated with photosynthesis in ocean algae plant matter proliferated by unprecedented sewage and land use nutrient pollution.

Here is just one example where ice is reported melting more than usual.
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It is an extraordinary situation, economic focus is on more tax from pricing carbon.

In Australia right now, gas and coal profit and tax is being put ahead of economics of tourism and pro and amateur fishing and ocean protein for feedmeal and fertilizer and loss of peace.

Massive nutrient loadings are being dredged and dumped in key Great Barrier Reef ecosystem waters while even seagrass food web nurseries are being ripped out and permanently destroyed.

Whales and seabirds and the Aus fishing industry cannot find adequate food. Mass unprecedented low population starvation of mutton birds is occurring right now along coast extending from about Rockhampton to South Australia and Tasmania, while Aus is importing over 70 percent of fish consumed. Consequences include inflation.

The economics of it all are so stupid because safe and more environment friendly new gas and coal loading ports could be developed in useless sand hill areas, not in living estuaries.

Media suppressed ocean damage evidence may not be reaching economists that are driving government agenda that is causing the damage and consequences.
Posted by JF Aus, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 7:18:21 AM
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Google Earth to see elevation of the Gregory Range in NQ where water could be harvested from wet season rains and drained via aqueduct to upper catchment of the Darling River, a river that already runs to the Coorong SA that is supposed tom supply food to ocean fish and other animals.

Look into economics of opening up new grain and beef production for export along such an aqueduct system that could almost guarantee annual water supply even if drastically reduced during drought.

Fly in fly out Pacific Islands unemployed and illegal boat refugees could provide a considerable part of a viable construction workforce in remote construction camps.
UN and IMF resources should be available for such aqueduct water infrastructure because whether it is known or not it is a UN responsibility to sustain open ocean fish populations that depend on estuary food web nurseries.

Australia should have productive infrastructure tied to local food supply and exports instead of roads and high speed trains and light rail and NBN's that virtually just make money for the builders.

Wake up Australia.
Overcome the jealousy, apathy, bigotry and political nonsense and get on with teamwork to make solutions and opportunities happen.
Posted by JF Aus, Thursday, 7 November 2013 7:16:30 AM
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