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kateoplis:
A sample of the common bycatch species from an inshore prawn trawler. These are the different species of sea life caught in one three-hour tow.
Corey Arnold for Ocean2012, calling for an effective reform of the EU’s common fisheries policy.
Bycatch is fish caught unintentionally in a fishery while intending to catch other fish. Basically, it’s the collateral damage of unselectively scooping wildlife out of our oceans while in search of one or a few commercially viable species.

For every 1Kg of shrimp caught in a trawl net, there is an estimated 15kg of by-catch! To me, this statistic has been the most shocking that I’ve come across. I just don’t see how we can abide it.

(Source: Guardian, via crookedindifference-deactivated)

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