This absolutely needs to be made illegal! This is what happened to Swordfish. All of the fish in the sea are being wiped out because of purse nets like these. Turtles, manta rays, marlin and others are all going to be wiped out. The fish in the sea will not be able to sustain this overfishing. We need to support the Maldivian pole-and-line fishery. We need to develop similar operations elsewhere too. Many of the Pacific Island Countries are in prime position to limit foreign fishing operations and develop locally owned and operated sustainable pole and line fisheries instead. And we need to clean up purse-seining, and support those who are leading the charge on that, too. Illegal fishing needs to be totally stamped out, and bycatch needs to be eliminated. With the UK’s evident appetite for guilt-free fish, it’s clear that these are things we care about.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:33:01 +0000
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