Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Friday, November 28, 2008

Humans vs. Oceans, Part III

Bottom trawling (also known as Benthic trawling) is “a fishing method that involves dragging trawl nets along the sea floor. The fishing method is a highly non-selective one and comes with a large amount of bycatch and destruction in the trawled path.”

Greenpeace explains that bottom trawlers “will destroy deep sea species, before we have even discovered much of what is out there. Think of it as driving a huge bulldozer through an unexplored, lush and richly populated forest and being left with a flat, featureless desert.”

(The aftermath of bottom trawling as seen from space)

Take a look for yourself at the devastating impact of bottom trawling. If this practice is allowed to continue, the ocean—where 80 percent of all the life on Earth can be found—will become nothing more than a watery landfill.

Peter Benchley sez: “If we kill everything in the ocean, and if we pollute the ocean to a point where it can’t sustain life, we’re committing suicide.”

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