Had lunch yesterday with a colleague from Norway, Lars Golmen, and his family.  We mostly talked about world affairs and our past.  However, the discussion eventually settled on next generation fisheries, ocean thermal energy conversion, the Blue Revolution, and our possible plans to re-establish a global plan to accomplish these various tasks. Lars was the organizer in Norway, with Steven Masutani of Hawaii, for the Bergen Declaration. THE BERGEN DECLARATION ON  NEXT GENERATION FISHERIES  November 15, 2005 Whereas, fishing fleets need to travel greater distances for diminishing catches. Whereas, some aquacultured products may suffer from the concentration of chemical toxins or drugs, and may be affected by diseases. Whereas, the consumption of seafood is increasing relative to beef, chicken and pork, being stimulated by the growing human population and recognized nutritional benefits of bioproducts from the sea. Whereas, the seafood industry faces increasing challen...

    From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):            DAY    USA    WORLD      Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82 July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21      1225      6849         571     ...

China reported a   COVID-19 Delta variant spreader incident   linked to a school in Fujian Province.  September 19-21 is the major   Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival   when hundreds of millions travel.  First detected last Friday in the city of Putian, more than 100 have since been infected in three cities, where a virtual lockdown has been mandated.    Mind you, the entire country is averaging less than 50 new cases/day and no new deaths , compared to the USA with much more than 100/000 new cases/day and around 1000 new deaths/day.  Also, the population in this region is around 10 million, and Hawaii, with 1.4 million, has been averaging 500-1000 new cases/day the past two weeks.   Governor David Ige yesterday announced that he envisions no lockdown for the state. A sure sign that Governor Gavin Newson will remain governor after the recall election today is that the most serious candidate, conservative talk-show host  Larry Eld...

One frightening bit of news that could turn out to be important into the future:   23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine . These deaths only occurred in nursing homes, and they all were at least 80 years old.  However, keep in mind that Norway has only had 544 total pandemic deaths, while the USA sits at 427,635.  Doing the math, the proportional equivalent in the U.S. would be 10,219 deaths.  Well, I took the Moderna version, and, save for a bad sore throat that lasted only for a few hours, I'm alive, and well. Let's see now, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse appeared in The Bible at least three times:  the Books of Zechariah and Ezekiel in the Old Testament, and the final book of the New Testament, Revelation.  They were bad guys representing War, Famine, Death and Pestilence, replaced in 1936 by Pollution.  The word is that they are supposed to meet with the Antichrist to bring about the Apocalypse.  How many you kne...