There seems to be some inherent irony in an actress speaking against bottom trawling who stared in three movies killing aliens based on deep-sea isopods*. That stated, I welcome Sigourney Weaver's contribution to the effort to end bottom trawling. Joining forces with the Deep-Sea Conservation Coalition, a conservation consortium of several organizations, spoke at the UN this week in New York.
Said Weaver, "The oceans that millions of people around the world depend on for sustenance and livelihood are being plundered while the world sits by and watches. Some of the oldest ecosystems on Earth are being destroyed. Most people think somebody somewhere is looking out for the deep oceans, but they aren't. These deep sea trawlers are operating beyond the reach of the law. It's up to all of us to change that."
*In "Blue Planet" (2001), David Attenborough noted 'Alien' monster was modeled after the Phronima.
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apologies for channeling my inner geek here, but i thought HR Giger designed his original alien on the dragonfly larvae... particularly the everting mouthparts...
sorry, it's friday and i'm tired of reading all the faith/athiest kerfuffle on some other sciblogs so thought i'd stir up a little scifi argument here...
You want a piece of me, Rick? ;-) I am just going on what Sir David Attenborough said. Makes sense if you compare pictures of the two. Besides if the Queen trusts Sir David so can you.
but i thought her royal highness the queen was modeled after a gnarled shrubbery somewhere north of shropshire...
HR Giger did do the concept artwork for Alien (as well as many other horror flicks, like Hellraiser), but he was inspired the Phronima for the creature. So you are both right!