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How Modern Fishing Practices Destroy Marine Life

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I received a reader response to the article that I just posted about The Floating, Plastic Dump in the Pacific Ocean. My reader sent me a great link to a slideshow on pbs.org that everyone should watch who is interested in the condition of our oceans due to modern fishing practices.

The slideshow includes information about modern fishing practices including bottom trawling. You may not think bottom trawling is a big deal until you read that they are destroying over 6 million square miles of ocean floor every year. The fisherman don’t use a fraction of the marine life they destroy, they simply decimate an entire ecosystem and move on to the next location. The sealife that they do not keep is called bycatch and thrown back into the ocean dead or on the verge of death. Trawling is not the only harmful fishing practice. There are many other large scale practices that cause irreparable harm to marine life and our oceans.

You can do your part by not supporting environment destroying fishing outfits. Either go vegetarian or seek out certified sustainable fish such as Wild Alaskan Salmon. You will be speaking out with your wallet and enjoying a substantially healthier fish as well.

Watch the slideshow on PBS.

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