Net Fishing: The Dangers Of Bycatch And Net Fishing

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Introduction

This is a joke between two fish, “Knock Knock” “Who's There” “Young” “Young Who” “I ain't going to die of old age”. Some people think that we can over fish all we want and nothing will happen. But studies show that the way we have fished to bodys of water that there will be no fish in 2050. People need to find alternate ways to fish because the fish population keeps getting smaller as more and more people are over fishing and using harmful strategies including net fishing witch causes fishery declines.

Bycatch and net fishing is very dangerous because everytime a net stays in the water more fish and turtles are dying.Fish and turtles get trapped in nets and slowly die in horrible ways. Fish and turtles panic, can endure terrible wounds, and broken bones as they try to escape. When they can’t struggle any more, they give up and die. Others carry gear with them for months to years as …show more content…

Fishing industries pull up their nets and see all kinds of species. All the fish that are unwanted get thrown back dead or barley living. About 1,500,000 unwanted fish are caught by nets and killed every year. Finally, “Ghost nets” or forgotten nets get left in the waters and kill many species. Every year there are about 640,000 tons of nets left in the water. This is even worse because many of them never get out of the water. Divers try to get the nets out of the water, but it takes many trips and some can weigh 10,000 pounds. It is also bad for fisherman because when they cast and reel in there lures can get caught and they won't get them back. Bycatch and net fishing is a growing problem. It's ruining our environment. It doesn't benefit anyone, including the fisherman because it’s killing their stock and taking anglers fishing lures. It also a danger to the divers. The people who fish, and take more than the bag limit can harm the future of fishing.

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