“Fausse-pêche”. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care
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US fishermen throw out an estimated 2bn pounds in bycatch alone – an amount worth about $1bn, according to nonprofit organisation Oceana.
Seafood processors commonly dispose fish guts, heads, tails, fins, skin and crab shells in marine waters. Once there, the decomposing organic matter can suck up available oxygen for living species nearby, bury other organisms or introduce disease and non-native species to the local ecosystem…
Read Full Article, Guardian UK
Nearly Half of U.S. Seafood Supply is Wasted, Study Shows, Science Daily (09-25-2015)
As much as 47 percent of the edible US seafood supply is lost each year, mainly from consumer waste, new research suggests…
The World’s Tuna and Mackerel Populations Are in a “Catastrophic” Decline, Quartz (09-17-2015)
Chinese Foreign Fisheries Catch 12 Times More Than Reported, Study Shows; Science Daily (04-03-2013)
People Power Wins: Super Trawler Banned, Australia, Greenpeace (09-12-2012)
