Hi All, OK so ESA have been hammered the last few

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madporra

Senior Member
Hi All,
OK so ESA have been hammered the last few days, and their conservation message they tried to convey was overshadowed by other issues. I believe in taking the good with the bad, and I believe not all is lost.

I am fortunate that I like all forms of fishing, and I do watch ESA on Thursdays. Personally I had no issues with ESA's programs in the past, so for me to say I will never watch it again, would be a lie. In fact,I quite enjoyed last night's show.

ESA have done a lot of good in the past. To me, more good than bad.

So the purpose of this thread is not to go on about "last week" - rather let us help them (and perhaps other organisations reading this thread), and give them your thoughts and views and suggestions on the CONSERVATION side of things.

For those in the know, or in the industry, pls shedsome light - what should they do? How do they market this? What is step 1, step 2, step 3, etc. Who should they approach to assist (Carte Blanche maybe?), so that they can get the message out to us so that together, we can all make a difference.

Let this be a POSITIVE thread.
 
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Little Green Fish

Sealiner
OK

The plight of the dam and many others in our country is a serious issue, not only to municipal usage but deffs when it comes to conserving our waters. 

Carte Blanche would perhaps be the best platform to showcase the situation at Harties but if memory serves me well, there was a broadcast dealing with exactly this Water pollution not too long ago, where they had the mine-water seeping into rivers systems in the Witbank area, etc etc. and here's the problem, It get's televised, the authorities get contacted, but turns it into a mudslinging contest that ends up no-where.

Then Harties gets to the point where it is now and will probably get much worse, then another show gets to broadcast their opinions, and soon after Carte Blanche, does a whole new (and reffers to the previous broadcasts) episode on the problem and so forth and so forth.

The Minister for Environmental Affairs etc etc. (the portfolio names changes way too much) should be held criminally liable for the state of affairs as reported.  The President should make this a priority and hold the Minister accountable and liable.  Yeah, but there's things thats more important like crime, I hear you say and so on and so on, this is actually worse than we realise. It is predicted that the next world war will be fought over the resource we take for granted, yes water.

Get the fat, useless, mudslinging, overpaid politicians to stop comparing their Mercedez's with the even fatter, worse dressed (money never ensures style) more corrupt Minister of Arts, crafts and other insignificant issues and let them start earning their fat paychecks.

Documenting and broadcasting is all good and well, but if nothing happens that can actually solve this we're never going to get it better.

Perhaps, using a celeb, like i dunno, hmmm.... (just not Jub Jub, don't wanna start a riot) somebody that is liked by the majority of the citizens.  Let this celeb, read from a script prepared if necessary higlighting the causes, the responsible authorities, and the possible solutions.  Send out a challenge, a  plea for comunities to get involved in clean-ups and detering methods to encourage the people to stop and to report pollution. Get a celeb, to go out on a fishing trip to Harties, have the guy see and smell the polluted water, record his real emotions and feelings and AIR THAT, genuiness and honesty goes much further than a cheap trick and whatever went wrong last week.
 
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madporra

Senior Member
Geesh, looks like everyone is really peeved.

Also, ESA was not even on last night. Wonder what has happened???
 
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Little Green Fish

Sealiner
Djy sien, now that makes you wonder, perhaps Supersport got hold of some of the public's (word with a very important L) concerns and unhappiness (another word that must prefs not be pronouced with a indigenous acscent), yeah must have a looki C if it's on next week?:shark
 
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