A lot of people have never considered the notion that fish feel pain. To lead the protest, PETA employed Gill the Fish, a costumed character that tells people that fishing hurts fish. Carr says it works. The hits on our nofishing.net Web site go through the roof every time we visit a place. Very often this is a new issue for people we talk to.
Ideas can change the world.
However, PETA's anti-fishing message didn't find many converts in Biloxi. Krohn said the protest was not disruptive or violent. They were just in little fish outfits on the median at the red lights. I didn't understand where they were coming from. Krohn added that, despite her support for the seafood industry, she sometimes feels sorry for fish.