High Seas Fishing Isn’t Just Destructive—It’s Unprofitable
Published 8 Jun 2018, 15:26 BST
Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive fishing practices. It commonly drags coral from the ocean floor, like this large piece of Paragorgia coral dredged from waters near New Zealand.
The study identified squid fishing as an unsustainable but government-funded fishing practice. This fisherman holds a squid in the green light they use to bait them.
A Greenpeace operation sets out to save bluefin tunas, a species that migrates through much of the high seas.