70.000 Fësch fir näischt dout gemaach
Viru kuerzem huet Sea Shepherd doriwwer informéiert, dass mir zesumme mat der liberianescher Küstewuecht d’Festnam vun zwee Schëffer ënnerstëtzt hunn. Nieft dem illegalen Ëmlueden um Mier, gëtt et nach méi ze soen :
Beim Duerchsiche vun der Guo Ji 828 huet eise Biolog u Bord geschat, dass 65% vun d Fësch um Schëff duerch d’Netzer esou staark blesséiert goufen, dass si net méi verkaaft konnte ginn. Et handelt sech dobäi net ëm Bäifang, mee ëm Aarten déi geziilt sollte gefaange ginn. Si ginn elo kleng gemaach an als Offall entsuergt.
Am Ganze goufen 72 Këschte gezielt, an deenen ongeféier 70.000 doudeg Fësch dra ware fir wechzegeheien, an dat vun engem eenzege Schëff un engem eenzegen Dag. Ma d’Netzer ginn e puer Mol am Dag duerch d’Waasser gezunn, wat d’Zerstéierung ëmmer méi verschlëmmert.
De Film “Ocean” mam #DavidAttenborough weist genau dës Zerstéierung. Hei gëtt u viischter Front gewisen, wéi déi industriell Fëscherei eis Ozeaner ausbeut an d’Liewen am Mier an un de Küsteregioune schiedegt. De Film leeft och an zuelräiche Kinoen zu Lëtzebuerg.
Fotoen Katie Rae/Sea Shepherd
70,000 fish KILLED and WASTED
In case you missed it, we recently assisted the Liberian Coast Guard in arresting two vessels involved in illegal transshipment at sea. But that’s not the whole story. During a boarding of the Guo Ji 828, our onboard biologist estimated that 65% of the fish hauled in by this vessel were so severely damaged by the nets that they couldn’t be commercially sold. These weren’t bycatch, they were the target species, crushed and discarded as waste.
In total, 72 crates were counted, with approximately 70,000 fish killed just to be thrown away. And this is just from one vessel, on one day. These nets trawl the waters multiple times a day, compounding the destruction.
This same devastation is highlighted in the groundbreaking new Ocean with #DavidAttenborough documentary. We had the privilege of taking their film crew to the frontlines, where they witnessed how industrial fishing is stripping our oceans and harming marine life and coastal communities.
The destruction you see in the film is exactly what we’re actively working to stop.
Want to learn more about our global campaigns to protect marine life? Head to the link in our bio and join the fight. Together, we can make a real impact #ForTheOcean
Photos : Katie Rae/Sea Shepherd
