Dermot O Leary clashes with Netflix s Seaspiracy creator over the fish industry dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Donât let North Atlantic right whales die on our watch | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Sundayâs letters to the editor.
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I was glad to see the
Tampa Bay Times report on Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Instituteâs work and mission to prevent North Atlantic right whales from âblinking into extinction.â
As the article rightly pointed out, fewer than 400 whales remain, and North Atlantic right whales are slipping closer to extinction every year due to human causes. Collisions with vessels and entanglements in fishing gear are decimating these whales. Even a single human-caused death a year threatens this speciesâ chances of survival.
Zero-waste Hong Kong grocery store Slowood decided to take its dedication to sustainability to the next level. Inspired by the new Netflix documentary
Seaspiracy, which is centered around the fishing industry, the grocer announced that it would no longer be selling fish. The Netflix documentary fixates on the fishing industry’s direct environmental impact, showcasing the damages to the planet.
“Netflix’s new documentary @Seaspiracy has opened our eyes to the overwhelming and damaging effects the fishing industry has on our whole ecosystem. I bet you will stop eating fish after watching this movie,” the grocery store wrote on its Facebook. “Slowood will take a step forward and STOP SELLING FISH. In the meantime, while stock lasts, we will donate a portion of profits to @Seashepherd.”
An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BAJA CALIFORNIA
A Mexican governmental agency is considering reducing the protected area for endangered vaquita porpoises in the northern Gulf of California as their estimated number there dwindles below 10.
The action comes months after a fisherman’s death prompted accusations that the Mexican federal government values the lives of endangered marine animals and the interests of foreign environmentalists above its own citizens.
The government’s most recent analysis seems to accept the probability that the tiny porpoise species can never return to its original range of habitat.
For years, a battle has raged between environmental groups and San Felipe fishermen seeking a big payday off the totoaba, a fish whose capture often results in the by-catch of the vaquita.