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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 month ago (4 children)

But aside from donating to NGOs dedicated to cleaning up ocean litter, the average person has very little way to reduce the number of plastic nets in the water. It requires lifting fishermen out of poverty, teaching them more sustainable fishing practices, and cracking down on littering, all things that require international cooperation.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It requires lifting fishermen out of poverty

Bruh. These aren't 1 dude in a boat with a long line. These are billion dollar corporations running fleets. And yes, we need international cooperation to bring them to heel. Like with farmers, however, make no mistake that the people doing this kind of pollution are at all ignorant or unaware of what they are doing.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Even the adrenaline junkies on Deadliest Catch are running multiple million dollar businesses

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 month ago (4 children)

the average person has very little way to reduce the number of plastic nets in the water

Besides the obvious and 100% viable option of just not eating fish.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now I feel better about my weird dietary preferences.

I'm doing my part!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I also do not enjoy the taste of fish. High five haha

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

The average person cannot make the connection between the food they eat and the animal it was. People act so appalled by the torturous conditions in animal farms, and then stop at McDonald's on their lunch break to pick up some chicken nuggets, totally unaware of the irony

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah eating fish is not sustainable, especially considering how global fish population is dropping rapidly. Sadly, my dad loves fish..

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

have you tried that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It seems to be working well after about 6 years.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

seems like this comic indicates it's not doing enough

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems the problem is beyond finding a 'cure-all'. Multiple strategies will be necessary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd prefer an effective strategy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

..which somehow doesn't include producing less garbage?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

less garbage isn't created regardless of whether you or I buy fish

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

An individual abstaining from owning slaves didn't reduce slave populations either. Think they were as dumb and ineffectual as I am? Fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

so you are moving the goalposts from efficacy to ethics. that's fine, but I don't believe eating fish is unethical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Multitudes of alternatives (plants!) are less cruel and harmful to our planet. Do you disagree?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think eating fish is cruel, nor inherently harmful to the planet. the methods of fishing that have developed, and the scale of modern fishing are problems, but for me to choose to abstain from fish would not mitigate the situation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is anything cruel?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

say what you want to say.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is inflicting unnecessary pain and suffering not cruel?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

say what you want to say

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Or organise a boycott on eating fish.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

You could go the rest of your life without eating another fish and you would be fine.