Reef encounters - reefs to rubble July 25, 2006
Reef encounters
Our oceans make up the world’s single largest ecosystem and it is a system under increasing stress.
Destructive fishing practices are devastating marine habitats vital to the survival of many marine species.
One of the most destructive fishing practices is bottom trawling.
A single sweep of a bottom trawl net destroys century old corals in minutes
Botton trawling is killing vast numbers of marine species
What is it?
Bottom trawling is the practice of dragging large nets weighted with chains, roller or rock-hopper gear across the seafloor to catch groundfish species such as rockfish, cod, and sole.
Bottom trawls are used throughout the North Pacific …
The times they are a changin (slowly) July 10, 2006
Like most businesses (with the exception of a notable few) the big global clothing companies are re-active not pro-active. They don’t care whether their products are environmentally sustainable or whether sweatshops exist or not. It is only when it affects their profits or the brand image that they consider change. We as customers are ultimately the only ones who can bring about change on the high street. Demand influences.
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