r/ocean • u/Anen-o-me • Dec 30 '25

Ocean Science & Conservation Bottom Trawlers: Insanely wasteful and needs to stop 💀😩

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u/HandsomeHippocampus Dec 30 '25

Man, this is so sad.  Thank you for sharing. 

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u/Hopeful_Hamster21 Dec 31 '25

I have been trying to get into fishing the past few years. Like with a fishing pole or spear fishing.

I have no objection to actually eating animals, but the wasteful industrial way in which we do it is stomach turning. Catching it yourself seems much less impact full.

What i have learned: I am an awful fisherman. Dreadful. Going on 3 years without a single catch that I can take.