1000 Flowers for the Planet - #594 Demand Sustainable Fishing
Over three-quarters of our global fish stocks are
either over-exploited or fished right up to their limit. This is a rather scary
fact, one which begs the question, “have we already gone too far?” Maybe we are
able to recover from the damage already done, but only if we demand sustainable
fishing practices, worldwide – NOW.
Everywhere, fish populations are exploited,
overfished through poor practices such as trawling which takes not only huge
quantities of the target fish, but also takes and kills huge quantities of
non-target fish, and other sea creatures such as dolphins, turtles, marine
birds and many more. These species are left to rot in the ocean. We not only
kill more than we need, we use the ocean as a giant rubbish dump as well.
For a very eloquent delivery of the
information you need go to http://www.marineconservation.org.au/pages/sustainable-seafood.html
where you can learn about the issue and exactly what sustainable fishing
practices are. Individually, we can make a difference by purchasing only what
we know is caught sustainably. In Australia we have guides and apps for phones
that will help us with those decisions. Maybe your country has these resources
too. If we don’t stop over-fishing our resources, and continue to take from the
ocean as we currently do, there will be nothing left to take. Consider the consequences
when we reach that point (which will be soon).
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