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This dolphin was rescued by a heroic jet-skier who noticed them caught in a fishing net!
Fishing nets regularly kill dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and other oceanic life.
Fishing gear is also the biggest source of oceanic plastic pollution.
#GoVegan
Fishing nets regularly kill dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and other oceanic life.
Fishing gear is also the biggest source of oceanic plastic pollution.
#GoVegan
More than 640,000 tonnes of nets, lines, pots and traps used in commercial fishing are dumped and discarded in the sea every year, the same weight as 55,000 double-decker buses, making fishing gear the leading cause of oceanic plastic pollution. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-fishing-gear-is-biggest-plastic-polluter-in-ocean-finds-report
In 2016, experts identified four main items they considered to be most deadly to wildlife: fishing debris, plastic bags, balloons and plastic utensils. Over 700 marine species are known to ingest plastic, causing them great harm or even death. https://theconversation.com/these-are-the-plastic-items-that-most-kill-whales-dolphins-turtles-and-seabirds-151200
Seafood companies know about the amount of whales, dolphins, sealions and others that get killed in their nets, but are doing next to nothing to prevent it.
It's up to us as consumers to eschew fish, and better yet go vegan and avoid more animal cruelty. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/seafood-firms-discarded-lost-fishing-equipment-thousands-whales-dolphins-seals-die-plastic-pollution-ghost-gear-a8244181.html
It's up to us as consumers to eschew fish, and better yet go vegan and avoid more animal cruelty. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/seafood-firms-discarded-lost-fishing-equipment-thousands-whales-dolphins-seals-die-plastic-pollution-ghost-gear-a8244181.html
Also consider supporting groups like @Oceana that are trying to help our oceans. https://oceana.org/support-oceana
