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Perhaps. Still, the destructive fishing practices that have decimated tuna and cod have not declined worldwide, as Johnson suggests. Up to half the marine life caught by fishers is discarded, often dead, as bycatch, and vibrant coral forests are still being stripped bare by dragnets. Worm argues that fisheries based on ecosystems stripped of their biological diversity are especially prone to collapse. At least 29% of fished species have already collapsed, according to the study, and the trend is accelerating...
...Pounds of so-called bycatch discarded by Gulf Coast shrimpers, the worst offenders, for each pound of shrimp kept...
Bottom trawlers drag large, weighted nets over the sea floor to catch shrimp and ground feeders like cod, hake, haddock, halibut and flounder. In the process, the nets haul up everything in their path, contributing heavily to the nearly 30 million tons of damaged or dying "bycatch" that fishermen toss overboard each year. Carl Safina of the National Audubon Society calls it "scorched earth fishing...
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