LegaSea newsletter #145 – The environmental cost of destructive fishing methods exposed

April 17, 2024

Cameras onboard commercial fishing vessels have exposed the environmental cost of destructive, indiscriminate fishing techniques.

Since the installation of cameras on 127 vessels, the volume of reported fish discarded has increased by 46 percent and interactions with protected species, including seabirds and dolphins, is more than double what was previously reported.