Deep-sea fish stocks 'plundered'

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4996268.stm


Fish stocks in international waters are being plundered to the point of extinction, a leading conservationist group has said.

Illegal fishing and bottom-trawling in deep waters are to blame, according to a report from WWF.

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It says species under severe threat include tuna and the orange roughy.

The orange roughy is targeted by bottom-trawlers, which drag heavy rollers over the ocean floor, destroying coral and other ecosystems.

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"It's got to stop, we've got to do it quickly," Mr Cripps said. "There is hope, if we can get management put in place."
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too late - kiss seafood goodby

I'd edit out the second title but it doesn't show on the edit page, sorry)

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1. I thought they were a commodity.

[donsu]

2. meaning?

nt

[Toots]

3. Senator Stevens from Alaska has a vested interest in maintaining trawling

His son Ben Stevens has ownership in several large bottom trawlers that rape Alaskan waters. It will continue until the GOP loses control of Congress.

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4. or until there is nothing left to trawl for

nt

[seafan]

5. Deep-sea fish stocks 'plundered'

Here's a telling quote:

Illegal fishing "by highly mobile fleets under the control of multinational companies" was identified as one of the worst threats to marine life.

Wonder who these "multinational companies" might be....

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6. Sushi restaurants are opening up

all over the place where I live in California. This seems to make sense as the fish populations plummet, and the price for fish skyrockets, sushi sells for big bucks with very little fish inside.

[donsu]

7. maybe it's pretend sushi like that pretend crab that they sell at the

grocery. knew a woman who ate that stuff like a snack. shudder