Swordfish toward Extinction
According to the European Union (EU), the swordfish now ranks as
one of the Mediterranean's most vulnerable species due to direct
commercial fishing and to incidental catches in other fishing
operations. The EU and ICCAT (the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) are working together to develop a
plan in order to prevent the "by-catch" of swordfish by vessels that
are supposed to be fishing for other species. To read the full
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plan to protect falling swordfish stocks
Industrial fishing (legal and illegal) has been depleting our
oceans. As long as the demand for fish continues, we'll be
participating in the destruction of God's aquatic creatures.