And a recent Fish and Wildlife Service report called the benefits short-term at best with no effect on the expansion or degree of loosestrife infestation.

We engage in something Fish calls, borrowing the phrase from a philosopher named Charles Taylor, "inspired adhoccery."

"Here, Little Fish," he called, tossing one of the kansa he had brought from the cabin.

The gun halted its firing, and Fish called softly along the trench.

Fish called from his chair.

"Young fella," Fish called to his son, 'unhitch the trailer for me.

Fish called, banging a forefinger in front of them.

Fish called Pacific snapper and Alaskan snapper are much cheaper.

"A Fish Called Wanda," a black comedy with no stars, did even better, earning $26.5 million in film rental.

The coastal plain, which the Fish and Wildlife Service calls "the biological heart of the refuge," has been the site of controversy in recent years.