which amounts to ~2 billion pounds a year: http://news.yahoo.com/america-tosses-nearly-20-percent-fish-catch-185805438.html
America Tosses Nearly 20 Percent of All the Fish We Catch
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I felt bad reading that, but then my sarcastic side thought it could be made into fish food... could call it 'No Leftover Scraps'
OK NLS lovers put your guns down, it was just a joke.
OK NLS lovers put your guns down, it was just a joke.
Yeah but that would be 'NSLB' which is not a fish food brand... Im sure we could make up some for the other brands out there too, OSI maybe?
Courtesy of Dr. Heok Hee Ng: One conservative global estimate is a whopping 40%+.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_eart...nd-estimating-global-marine-fisheries-bycatch
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_eart...nd-estimating-global-marine-fisheries-bycatch
Business is business. Unless there are (enforced) laws otherwise people do what is profitable.
There are similar numbers for the rest of our food too. Lots of fresh veggies end up rotting in someone's fridge while they eat frozen pizzas.
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There are similar numbers for the rest of our food too. Lots of fresh veggies end up rotting in someone's fridge while they eat frozen pizzas.
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One summer, back when I was in high school (late 1980's), I spent a month down in Texas with cousins who were shrimp fishermans. I went with them for a week to experience shrimp trawling. It really, really bothered me (still does) to bare witness to how much sea life was wasted in those trawling nets.
