Marine biologist Dr Simon Allen of the University of Bristol said: “Bycatch and discarding of marine wildlife in commercial fisheries are major challenges for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management the world over.”
I don't dispute we are doing harm to our waters by over fishing but 100,000 fishing vessels seems a lot. Do you mind explaining where you get your numbers from? BBCMoreOrLess is there more to this story than meets the eye?
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