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Fish production increased by ~800% between 1950 and 2018, according to @FAO, and many people continue to regard fish as a sustainable, healthy, and ethical food choice.
We have taken a close look at the impact of the #fish industry on humans, animals, and the environment.
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We have taken a close look at the impact of the #fish industry on humans, animals, and the environment.
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Humans kill an estimated 1 trillion wild-caught #fish each year despite growing evidence that fish feel pain.
"If we accept fish experience pain, then this has important implications for how we treat them," says @LynneUSneddon of @LivUni. @JessLReid 2/16
https://sentientmedia.org/we-now-know-fish-feel-pain-why-continue-harming-them-in-the-billions/
"If we accept fish experience pain, then this has important implications for how we treat them," says @LynneUSneddon of @LivUni. @JessLReid 2/16
https://sentientmedia.org/we-now-know-fish-feel-pain-why-continue-harming-them-in-the-billions/
The absence of cortex is not enough to deny the factual support for fish sentience, according to @Jonathanpb1959 of @InstituteSciPol.
Many species of #fish have demonstrated excellent memories and the ability to form close friendships. @NimishaAgr 3/16 https://sentientmedia.org/ethics-of-eating-fish/
Many species of #fish have demonstrated excellent memories and the ability to form close friendships. @NimishaAgr 3/16 https://sentientmedia.org/ethics-of-eating-fish/
As sentient beings, fish deserve the same legal protections as terrestrial animals.
In 2020, @aquaticlifeins created a coalition of animal orgs urging labeling schemes such as @GLOBALGAP to add #fish welfare to their standards. @christineenie 4/16 https://sentientmedia.org/aquatic-animal-welfare-defined-for-the-first-time/
In 2020, @aquaticlifeins created a coalition of animal orgs urging labeling schemes such as @GLOBALGAP to add #fish welfare to their standards. @christineenie 4/16 https://sentientmedia.org/aquatic-animal-welfare-defined-for-the-first-time/
From an environmental standpoint, fishing is the single largest form of #ocean ecosystem destruction.
Industrial #fishing covers 55% of the ocean, and human actions have altered 66% of the marine environment, according to @IPBES. @NicholasDCarter 5/16 https://sentientmedia.org/a-conservationists-guide-to-protecting-the-oceans/
Industrial #fishing covers 55% of the ocean, and human actions have altered 66% of the marine environment, according to @IPBES. @NicholasDCarter 5/16 https://sentientmedia.org/a-conservationists-guide-to-protecting-the-oceans/
Similar to land-based factory farms, factory ships used in commercial fishing can catch and process thousands of #fish every day.
An @IUCN analysis found that less than 2% of the oceans are protected from extractive activities such as #fishing. 6/16 https://sentientmedia.org/commercial-fishing/
An @IUCN analysis found that less than 2% of the oceans are protected from extractive activities such as #fishing. 6/16 https://sentientmedia.org/commercial-fishing/
In addition to catching a trillion fish yearly, #fishing threatens biodiversity by killing "bycatch animals" such as seabirds, turtles & #whales.
40% of the world's total catch is #bycatch, amounting to 63 billion pounds per year, estimates @oceana. 7/16 https://sentientmedia.org/bycatch/
40% of the world's total catch is #bycatch, amounting to 63 billion pounds per year, estimates @oceana. 7/16 https://sentientmedia.org/bycatch/
More than half of the global fishing industry would be unprofitable without government subsidies, according to a 2018 @ScienceAdvances study led by @Enric_Sala of @NatGeoExplorers.
@ian_urbina reports on the world's top fish producing country: China. 8/16 https://sentientmedia.org/the-rise-of-an-empire/
@ian_urbina reports on the world's top fish producing country: China. 8/16 https://sentientmedia.org/the-rise-of-an-empire/
China is sending an armada of industrial boats to illegally #fish in North Korean waters, where #squid stocks have recently declined by over 70%.
@ian_urbina reports on the human victims of China's fishing industry displacing North Korean boats. 9/16 https://sentientmedia.org/worlds-largest-fleet-of-illegal-fishing-boats-operating-invisibly-in-north-korean-waters/
@ian_urbina reports on the human victims of China's fishing industry displacing North Korean boats. 9/16 https://sentientmedia.org/worlds-largest-fleet-of-illegal-fishing-boats-operating-invisibly-in-north-korean-waters/
Many regard fish farming as a safer and more sustainable way to meet global demand for #seafood, and aquaculture has overtaken wild capture in terms of global production.
Fish farming, however, negatively impacts both #fish and the environment. 10/16
https://sentientmedia.org/fish-farms/
Fish farming, however, negatively impacts both #fish and the environment. 10/16
https://sentientmedia.org/fish-farms/
One of the most popular #fish species farmed for food is salmon.
Farmed salmon spend their lives in cramped tanks where they are subjected to chemicals and infectious diseases, including cnidarian parasites, sea lice, and flatworms. @NimishaAgr 11/16 https://sentientmedia.org/farmed-salmon/
Farmed salmon spend their lives in cramped tanks where they are subjected to chemicals and infectious diseases, including cnidarian parasites, sea lice, and flatworms. @NimishaAgr 11/16 https://sentientmedia.org/farmed-salmon/
"I could hear [the salmon] launching into the air, flapping and slapping their bodies across the water's surface to dislodge parasitic sea lice."
@lexrigby, Investigator at @vivacharity, reports on filming infected fish at a Scottish salmon farm. 12/16
https://sentientmedia.org/imagine-living-in-a-cage-filled-with-millions-of-tiny-parasitic-sea-lice/
@lexrigby, Investigator at @vivacharity, reports on filming infected fish at a Scottish salmon farm. 12/16
https://sentientmedia.org/imagine-living-in-a-cage-filled-with-millions-of-tiny-parasitic-sea-lice/
The first-ever undercover investigation of a #salmon farm was released by @AnimalOutlook in 2019.
The investigation showed overcrowded tanks, diseased and dead #fish, and @cookeseafood employees kicking, throwing, slamming, and stomping on fish. 13/16 https://sentientmedia.org/suffering-by-the-millions-at-atlantic-salmon-hatchery/
The investigation showed overcrowded tanks, diseased and dead #fish, and @cookeseafood employees kicking, throwing, slamming, and stomping on fish. 13/16 https://sentientmedia.org/suffering-by-the-millions-at-atlantic-salmon-hatchery/
Unlike aquaculture, #PlantBased food production has the potential to create truly sustainable & compassionate seafood.
In 2020, food advocacy org @GoodFoodInst partnered with @friendofthesea to create a certification program for #fish alternatives. 14/16 https://sentientmedia.org/fish-without-the-catch-seafood-alternatives-are-on-the-rise/
In 2020, food advocacy org @GoodFoodInst partnered with @friendofthesea to create a certification program for #fish alternatives. 14/16 https://sentientmedia.org/fish-without-the-catch-seafood-alternatives-are-on-the-rise/
Fish are among the most exploited and least protected animals on Earth.
Help us create transparency around the experience of #fish and other #aquatic animals by downloading one of our fish-themed desktop calendar wallpapers for January 2021. 15/16
Help us create transparency around the experience of #fish and other #aquatic animals by downloading one of our fish-themed desktop calendar wallpapers for January 2021. 15/16
The effects of the #fishing industry are underreported, but we are dedicated to taking a closer look and reporting the truth.
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