Save the Sea Kittens

[Aliantha]

PETA's Point - killing fish is cruel

tw's Point - mismanagement has depleted fish stocks and now there are serious problems which need to be addressed.

My Point - PETA are aiming this website at the wrong demographic and it's not going to go anywhere.

My Opinion - There are serious issues with regard to mismanagement of fisheries which need to be addressed and PETA do more to damage the likelihood of any recovery than they obviously realise. Telling people not to kill fish for food is not the answer. Proper management of a renewable resource is.

ETA: btw, I have some information on some of the by-catch reduction devices currently in use or on trial in Australia if you're seriously interested in learning what some people in the industry are working on to solve the by-catch issue which seems to be of serious concern to you.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

btw, I have some information on some of the by-catch reduction devices currently in use or on trial in Australia if you're seriously interested in learning what some people in the industry are working on to solve the by-catch issue which seems to be of serious concern to you.

Have seen little about the problem in Australian and Indian Ocean fisheries. For example, I read that all but 25% of the Australian barrier reefs are in some form of serious degradation or trouble. But that comes only from single sentences without supporting facts to confirm that number is really what they meant.

How bad is problem in Australian fisheries? I have also read suggestions that the problem may only be in the SW corner where pesticides and fertilizer wash into the ocean. It that also true or is the problem widespread all around Australia?