Unsustainable Fisheries
Forest and Bird’s assessment found a raft of problems associated with our 62 commercial fisheries. Stock status: 16 commercial fisheries have stocks that are overfished or in substantial decline. Seabird by-catch: 23 commercial fisheries have a seabird by-catch problem. Marine mammal by-catch: 28 commercial fisheries have a marine mammal by-catch problem. Non-target fish by-catch: 56 marine fisheries catch non-target fish species. Habitat damage: 50 fisheries cause marine habitat damage. Ecological effects: 60 marine fisheries have significant detrimental effects on the environment. The problem is that cumulative ecological effects across all fisheries and species are not taken into account by the quota management system. ‘Knock-on’ ecological effects caused by removing certain species or a certain size-range, can cascade up and/or down marine food webs.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 15
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125Unsustainable Fisheries Forest and Bird, Issue 313, 1 August 2004, Page 15
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