They need something to compensate for their abysmal attack. Perhaps national net throwers?- They are after all a race of amphibious cave dwellers. The may not eat the fish but perhaps they use them for other things, like rituals or whatever
It's not their only problem though. They have no national access to astral (critical) and nature (quite important). So if you take an SC to survive to initial phase you have nothing to show for the end game (unless you get lucky with indi mages.)
Add to all that cold blooded, so in fixed locations map you can bet on all your neighbors taking cold-3.
Worst - It's no secret that EA Agartha sucks so you can bet on said neighbors attacking you at the slightest sign of weakness, or just attack you anyway.
I'm sure I have made my share of mistakes with EA Agartha in this game, but frankly - it's not like there's much to work with .
Oh and a moment of self confession: when I got the mail from Pasha assigning EA-Agartha to me I immediately put on a sad face knowing this game is lost for me. Hope to have better luck in my next RAND game