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Commercial Fishing: How Fish Get From the High Seas to Your Supermarket Cruelty to Animals     

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Author: Jim Webster
Date: Jun 5, 2007 09:20

... such as long-lining are a major cause of death among many species, including the endangered sea turtle. A recent study at Duke University found that more than 250,000 loggerhead and 60,000 leatherback turtles are caught by long-lines every year. Many turtles bite the baited hooks, thinking theyÂ’re getting a free meal, and slowly drown because they canÂ’t reach the surface to breathe. Others ...
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Re: The Fishing Industry - The Greatest Animal Welfare Scandal of Our Time? Environment     

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Author: Steve
Date: Aug 23, 2006 08:54

.... (10) 17 of the 21 species of albatross now face extinction. (3) The by-catch from just one Spanish tuna fleet examined by impartial observers included endangered species such as loggerhead, leatherback, ridleys and green sea turtles, as well as minke and humpback whales. (3) Prawn trawling regularly has a by-catch of 85%%, including cetaceans, turtles, birds and many species of fish. (...
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Re: The Fishing Industry - The Greatest Animal Welfare Scandal of Our Time? Environment     

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Author: Steve
Date: Aug 23, 2006 08:54

.... (10) 17 of the 21 species of albatross now face extinction. (3) The by-catch from just one Spanish tuna fleet examined by impartial observers included endangered species such as loggerhead, leatherback, ridleys and green sea turtles, as well as minke and humpback whales. (3) Prawn trawling regularly has a by-catch of 85%%, including cetaceans, turtles, birds and many species of fish. (...
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