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Bottom trawlers do huge damage to life on undersea mountains. Could an end finally be in sight? (theconversation.com)
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For major ocean nations such as Australia, these negotiations represent a rare chance to progress a phase-out. Australia has long taken a strong stance on bottom trawling in international waters, and has played an instrumental role in fisheries management in the South Pacific.

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[–] 1 point 1 week ago

As much as we want this to be an ecological response, it'll always boil down to a money thing.

The trawling will stop when farming fish becomes more profitable than trawling the ocean for fish.

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    [–] 8 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    For some reason I didn’t realize how absolutely destructive this practice is until I saw some videos of it in action, as well as the before and after shots. Absolutely depressing what it does to the oceans.

    Check out Ocean narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

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    • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    For some reason I was convinced this was banned years ago. Why TF is this still allowed?

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    [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Yes I think an end for humanity is in sight.

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