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Environmental ConcernsCommercial fishing, aquaculture, and angling are environmentally catastrophic.Commercial fishing is wiping out biodiversity, as miles of nets sweep up all the fish in their path—and take coral habitats with them. Commercial fishers have devastated the ocean’s ecosystem to the extent that large fish populations are only 10 percent of what they were in the 1950s. Click here to learn more about commercial fishing. Fish farms are no better for the environment. The fish on ocean-based farms are plagued by parasites and diseases, which they pass to fish living near the farms. When foreign fish escape from their cages, they threaten the well-being of native fish species. Fish farms pollute coastal waters with massive amounts of fish feces and require huge numbers of wild-caught fish to feed their captives. Click here to learn more about aquaculture (fish farms). If you eat fish, you are supporting an industry that plunders our oceans with no regard for the horrible pain and suffering that fish and other marine animals endure or for the diverse ocean ecosystem that is imperative to the survival of all underwater life. Scientists warn that the damage caused by the fishing industry is irreparable. If you care about the environment, leave fish off your plate and in the ocean where they belong. Click here to learn what else you can do to help fish and their environment. |
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