Pirate Fishing,
Pirate fishing, also known as illegal fishing, is estimated to account for a loss of more than four billion dollars globally each year. That is without mentioning the destruction to the marine ecosystem that it causes (destroying ocean life). Pirate fishermen fish the ocean waters without regulations. They don’t report their catch, often selling their fish to ports where it blends in with legal fish, making it impossible for buyers to differentiate. Pirate fishing is more common in waters that have less regulation, where it is harder for local governments and fishing communities to catch the pirate fishing vessels. These illegal fishermen have no care about the destruction they are doing by overfishing the waters and leaving local fishing communities in despair. Regulating the illegal fishing market would greatly help our cause of creating a more sustainable fishing environment.
By
Nathaniel Germaneri
Source: Greenpeace.org
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Thank you for bringing this issue to light, this is actually the first I've heard of Pirate Fishing but I defiantly see how this unchecked problem is a contributor unsustainable fishing practices.
ReplyDeleteI did some quick follow up research to see whats being done about this issue and ran across this article http://bit.ly/buAJEH
Looks like there may be some progress even if its only over in the EU .. any thoughts