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Environmental Concerns
Commercial 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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Fish Flakes Trading Cards
"Take a Closer Look at Fish " Leaflet
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