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* . Why Has Sawfish Not Taken the World by Storm? For all the wood lying underwater there are millions of acres more forest above ground. And by weird coincidence these forests are generally in places where people will work at any job to earn money for their family. But logging is often a catch 22 situation for many people caught up in the cycle. * * . catch 22 situation : A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions Google “catch-22”, 维基百科， wikipedia english * * . catch 22 situation:进退两难的困境 . catch-22《第二十二条军规》是在1961年Joseph Heller以战争为故事背景所写的小说。书中提到，在军中有一条规定，军人必须是“精神异常”才能申请免疫，但有趣的是，如果能主动申请免疫，又怎么可能是“精神异常”呢？ 所以catch-22就用来形容这种“进退两难；两面不讨好”的困境。dilemma也可形容类似的情况，如be (caught) in a dilemma “陷入左右为难的困境”，意思就是be (caught) in a catch-22 (situation)。 Google “catch-22” * * . Two frends are discussing problems at work. Susie：So, why the long face, Jim? Jim: Ah, my boss is demanding that I lay off some workers, or else Im fired. Susie: So just do it. Youve got a great job. Jim: Well, the problem is, everyone will be nervous about losing their job and the productivity will go down. Susie: Wow, its a real catch-22 youre in. Jim: I know, Im damned if I do and Im damned if I dont. * * . Why Has Sawfish Not Taken the World by Storm? A growing demand for wood worldwide as the global population increases, despite calls for the process to become more sustainable, does not help matters. To fullfil the demand loggers will work long hours for very little pay; it’s not an easy life. It’s the logging companies selling on the goods who make the big bucks, but now with an errant financial market and fluctuating prices loggers will no doubt have to work even harder to earn the same money they did before the crisis, meaning more trees then ever will be felled. And so the cycle continues. ?straying from the right course or from accepted standards * * . To date Triton has been harvesting several softwoods