Bottom trawling

[armadillo]

I guess you all have heard of bottom trawling..Check this link to find out more about it's effects on marine life...at the bottom of the page.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international ... -hard-evid.

So much damage caused to the see bed and the population of every marine species cannot be repaired unless this technique is banned.

[daim]

Bottom trawling is awful!!! I can't even imagine how did they started it. Every time it's been released in the sea, it takes with it huge amounts of fish(rear fish too),plants,corals, etc and it leaves behind nothing. The path that it creates cannot be replaced again!!!( by corals and fish I mean)

[armadillo]

And they don't take all the fish they kill you know.Usually they are after only one species and they throw any other back in the sea...dead of course.

[Simon]

Yeah, bottom trawling is just awful and stupid.

[daim]

Isn't bottom trawling banned yet? I thnk in many countries it's already banned!!! Am I wrong?

[armadillo]

Even if it is banned in some countries you have surely heard of pirate fishing...Whatever governments have said about bottom trawling,I know for sure that nothing special has been done to stop it

[daim]

This is really bad! There's must be a way to be stopped. Any suggestions?

[Simon]

This is really bad! There's must be a way to be stopped. Any suggestions?

A worldwide ban is what we need and strong penalties for those who get caught using this method.

[armadillo]

I have a feeling though,that those pirate fishermen or others who perform botoom trawling,have found ways to make governments ignore their actions..By giving money under the table,or sth like that...And let's not forget that as long as people demand to have fish on their table,fishermen will continue to overfish them...

I say that a law is needed which will state that no fish is to be consumed for six months,or sth like that...By this way fish would have time to breed normally...And during this time,fishermen out of business would be paid by their nations...Difficult measure to be taken eh?

[daim]

I have a feeling though,that those pirate fishermen or others who perform botoom trawling,have found ways to make governments ignore their actions..By giving money under the table,or sth like that...And let's not forget that as long as people demand to have fish on their table,fishermen will continue to overfish them...

I say that a law is needed which will state that no fish is to be consumed for six months,or sth like that...By this way fish would have time to breed normally...And during this time,fishermen out of business would be paid by their nations...Difficult measure to be taken eh?

I agree with that method, but goverments won't. Difficult measure for goverments

[Simon]

It's true that we will still overfish the seas as long as there is a market for it. But we also waste a lot of fishes to feed our pigs, cows etc...

[armadillo]

Really?Do we actually use fish as a food for those animals?I thought we gave fish only to cats...That is really bad,are u sure of it?

[Simon]

Really?Do we actually use fish as a food for those animals?I thought we gave fish only to cats...That is really bad,are u sure of it?

I just did a quick google search on it:

About two thirds of the fish meal produced annually is used to make chicken, pig and cattle feed. “When you compare fish to alternative protein sources, fish win hands down,” he says, adding that, pound for pound, cows consume several times as much protein as fish before they’re ready for market. He also argues that the development of alternative feeds will cause feed costs to skyrocket, ultimately raising market prices so that only the rich will be able to afford to eat fish. “In nature, chickens and cows don’t eat fish,” he says. “Fish eat fish. What it comes down to is finding the best way to use our resources.”

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/a0 ... drcrd.html

[armadillo]

A,thanks Simon,now I got the point...So sad,as if we people are not enough to eat them,we made other animals to eat fish as well...Two thirds then??That's a lot!

[daim]

A,thanks Simon,now I got the point...So sad,as if we people are not enough to eat them,we made other animals to eat fish as well...Two thirds then??That's a lot!

It's very much!!! really sad...

[armadillo]

But if you look on the bright side,if the two thirds of fish we catch were for us,then it would be very difficult to stop fishing them.Whereas now,we can reduse the amount of fish we catch without us stopping eating them, but animals.What do you think?

[Trulyana]

Yeah, I don't agree very much with it too, as it makes me a little sad, but there's not much I can do about that. Most of these companies, rule the sea anyway and make a lot of profit from their catches. It's not likely that they will stop either, and the Government would just add to that.