Don't net what you don't need!
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Modern fishing gear is very efficient at catching fish. As well as many other unwanted / untargeted creatures in its path…
These other animals are called bycatch. They are often thrown back into the ocean. Dying. Or dead.
Each year, millions of tonnes of marine animals are caught by this modern, indiscriminate fishing gear.
Bycatch is devastating our oceans.
Not only is it wasting a valuable natural resource.
It is causing dramatic declines in populations of many marine species.
Yet it need not be this way...
These other animals are called bycatch. They are often thrown back into the ocean. Dying. Or dead.
Each year, millions of tonnes of marine animals are caught by this modern, indiscriminate fishing gear.
Bycatch is devastating our oceans.
Not only is it wasting a valuable natural resource.
It is causing dramatic declines in populations of many marine species.
Yet it need not be this way...
Indiscriminate fishing makes absolutely no sense. In many cases, bycatch costs fishers time and money. It contributes to the already critical problem of overfishing, jeopardizing future revenue, livelihoods, and long-term food security. It’s also a major killer of marine wildlife, putting several species at risk of extinction and drastically altering the sensitive balance of marine ecosystems.
This bycatch is avoidable. Simple solutions already exist, and many fishers are working hard to help reduce bycatch, but much more needs to be done. Find out more in this site about the solutions and how you can help.
This bycatch is avoidable. Simple solutions already exist, and many fishers are working hard to help reduce bycatch, but much more needs to be done. Find out more in this site about the solutions and how you can help.
